There are 6 ways to get from Munich to Lugano by bus, train, car, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Luganobus N76 / ...
5h 20mCHF 18–40Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
7h 23mCHF 108–223Drive 415.3 km
- Drive from Munich to Luganocar 415.3 km
4h 13mCHF 65–93Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
5h 11mCHF 127–255Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
5h 58mCHF 59–169Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 10mCHF 70–212
Munich to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 18 - SFr 40 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Lugano is to drive which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 95.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Lugano. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Lugano. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Lugano via Lindau-Reutin, Bregenz and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 23m.
The distance between Munich and Lugano is 415 km. The road distance is 415.3 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 18 - SFr 40.
The bus from Munich central bus station to Lugano takes 5h 20m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Munich to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Lugano is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 18 - SFr 40. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 230 and takes 7h 23m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Lugano 5 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 22–40 and the journey takes 5h 20m. RegioJet also services this route once a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Lugano via Lindau-Reutin, Bregenz, and Zürich HB in around 7h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lugano station.
Munich to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Lugano is 415 km. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Munich to Lugano.
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