There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PHL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
12h 36mCHF 387–709Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EWR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
13h 42mCHF 232–643Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
12h 50mCHF 360–1,882Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane JFK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
14h 13mCHF 236–917Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PHL - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
14h 44mCHF 428–1,322Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EWR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
13h 35mCHF 245–816
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lugano is to train and fly which costs SFr 230 - SFr 650 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 12h 36m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lugano is 6654 km.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Philadelphia to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 3:11 AM in Philadelphia and 9:11 AM in Lugano.
There are 4725+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Lugano. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–390
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–460
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 8–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–200
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 9–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–470
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 16–360
- First Class
- CHF 100–470
- 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
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