There are 10 ways to get from Pau to Lugano by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
12h 50mCHF 321–926Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BOD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 56mCHF 66–238Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
18h 50mCHF 72–142Drive 1,024 km
- Drive from Pau to Luganocar 1,024 km
11h 47mCHF 162–234Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PUF - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 42mCHF 264–483Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
17h 27mCHF 283–713Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Luganobus
19h 45mCHF 77–149Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PUF - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 45mCHF 193–527Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane LDE - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 58mCHF 91–295Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane TLS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 29mCHF 89–313
Pau to Lugano by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 150 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc and arriving at Lugano via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Lugano via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare de Lyon and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
The distance between Pau and Lugano is 1548 km. The road distance is 1024 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Lugano without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 50m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 950.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Pau to Lugano, including transfers.
Pau to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc station.
Pau to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Lugano is to train via Paris which takes 12h 50m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 150 and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Pau to Lugano via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Basel SBB in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lugano via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–470
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Pau to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Pau to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Lugano is 1024 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Pau to Lugano.
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