There are 7 ways to get from Lugano to Villach by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, train, plane, or shuttle
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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
8h 9m€86–222Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 076 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villach Hbfbus N456 / ...
9h 15m€35–62Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostationbus 171
- Take the night train from Sargans to Villach Hbfnighttrain En / ...
13h 6m€167–363Drive 544.2 km
- Drive from Lugano to Villachcar 544.2 km
5h 37m€93–134Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take the train from Trieste Airport to Villach Hbftrain
7h 27m€98–232Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MXP - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
8h 45m€113–657Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
7h 27m€174–737
Lugano to Villach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Villach is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Villach is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Villach. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Villach Hbf via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Villach. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Villach Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 9m.
The distance between Lugano and Villach is 575 km. The road distance is 544.2 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Villach without a car is to train which takes 8h 9m and costs €85 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Lugano to Villach, including transfers.
Lugano to Villach bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Villach train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Villach is to train which takes 8h 9m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 9h 15m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Villach, Austria?
You can take a train from Lugano to Villach Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre in around 8h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Villach Hbf via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- 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
Night train from Sargans to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- 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 Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Trieste Airport to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €26–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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 Trieste Airport to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/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 Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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 Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- €7–14
- 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
- €9–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €50–140
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Villach bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lugano to Villach train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Villach is 544 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Lugano to Villach.
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