There are 9 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ic2 / ...
12h 17mCHF 130–411Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 40mCHF 44–192Bus
- 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 076 / ...
18h 55mCHF 54–156Drive 1,024 km
- Drive from Pau to Luganocar 1,024 km
11h 47mCHF 166–239Fly 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 47mCHF 235–682Train
- 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 25mCHF 145–424Bus via Turin
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Turinbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Luganobus 470 / ...
19h 50mCHF 59–172Fly 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 50mCHF 223–417Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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
9h 13mCHF 62–247
Pau to Lugano by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Lugano is to bus via Turin which costs SFr 55 - SFr 180 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 8h 47m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 700.
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 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Lugano via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
The distance between Pau and Lugano is 1561 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 17m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 12h 17m 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 17m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 160 and takes 18h 55m.
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, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 12h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lugano via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–490
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- 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 29–100
- 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 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- 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/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 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 7–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–20
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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 9–12
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Toulouse to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–13
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- CHF 1–13
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
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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