There are 8 ways to get from Lugano to Venice by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re80
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
4h 33m€51–167Train via Lugano
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re 80 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain 8977 / ...
4h 43m€29–62Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 076 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Tronchettobus FlixBus 405 / ...
6h 14m€30–52Drive 314 km
- Drive from Lugano to Venicecar 314 km
3h 32m€54–78Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MXP - VCE
6h 24m€66–197Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LIN - VCE
6h 51m€94–262Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
5h 41m€127–317Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BGY - VCE
7h 12m€96–304
Lugano to Venice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Venice is to bus which costs €29 - €55 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Venice is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Venice. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Venezia, Tronchetto via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Venice. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Venezia S. Lucia via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Lugano and Venice is 342 km. The road distance is 314 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Venice without a car is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs €50 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Lugano to Venice, including transfers.
Lugano to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Venice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Venice is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs €50 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €29 - €55 and takes 6h 14m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Venice, Italy?
You can take a train from Lugano to Venezia S. Lucia via Milano Centrale in around 4h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Venezia, Tronchetto via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 6h 14m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Tronchetto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Tronchetto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lugano to Venice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Venice is 314 km. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Lugano to Venice.
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