There are 10 ways to get from Piran to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, train, car ferry, or ferry
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 Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re80
6h 40mCHF 84–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portorož to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 419 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 42mCHF 31–81Drive 490.4 km
- Drive from Piran to Luganocar 490.4 km
5h 28mCHF 77–110Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Trieste Centrale
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 55mCHF 99–322Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train via Milan
- Take the car ferry from Piran to Venice Troncetto ferrycarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 16mCHF 138–245Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
9h 3mCHF 142–197Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 37mCHF 68–329Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 51mCHF 148–569Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 30mCHF 229–459Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re 80
7h 49mCHF 51–618
Piran to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 85 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 28m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Lugano via Portorož and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 42m.
The distance between Piran and Lugano is 513 km. The road distance is 490.4 km.
The best way to get from Piran to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 10h 42m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 85.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Piran to Lugano, including transfers.
Piran to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Portorož station.
The best way to get from Piran to Lugano is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 85 and takes 10h 42m.
Piran to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Lugano is 490 km. It takes approximately 5h 28m to drive from Piran to Lugano.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Lugano via Trieste Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 6h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piran to Lugano via Portorož and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 10h 42m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Portorož to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- 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 4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–95
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 15–26
- Private
- CHF 25–95
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 24–35
- Private
- CHF 130–240
Shuttle from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 45–49
- Private
- CHF 310–600
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 90–110
- Phone
- +385 52 422 896
- sales@venezialines.com
- Website
- venezialines.com
Car ferry from Piran to Venice Troncetto ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–85
- Website
- https://venezialines.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 69
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- CHF 69
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