There are 12 ways to get from Positano to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi0
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoEc
9h 17mCHF 77–201Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from S. Agnello - Municipio to Napoli - Via G. Ferraris , df Hotel RamadaSc1
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo CianiItabus
17h 57mCHF 33–52Train, bus
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi0
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Como518
17h 7mCHF 51–115Drive 892.8 km
- Drive from Positano to Lugano892.8 km
8h 38mCHF 142–205Train to Naples Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)NAP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
7h 8mCHF 43–167Train via Meta
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale9974 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoRe 80
9h 20mCHF 56–148Train to Naples Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)NAP - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Lugano
7h 8mCHF 57–200Train to Naples Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)NAP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
7h 30mCHF 60–232Train, bus to Foggia Gino Lisa Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Foggia Airport
- Fly from Foggia Gino Lisa Airport (FOG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)FOG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
9h 55mCHF 80–176Train to Naples Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)NAP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
8h 49mCHF 66–222Train to Naples Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)NAP - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
9h 30mCHF 72–211Ferry to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Fly from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)QSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
8h 22mCHF 71–163
Positano to Lugano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Positano to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Positano Chiesa Nuova and arriving at Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani via S. Agnello - Municipio and Napoli, Autostazione Metropark. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 57m.
The distance between Positano and Lugano is 919 km. The road distance is 892.8 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 9h 17m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Positano to Lugano, including transfers.
Positano to Lugano bus services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., depart from S. Agnello - Municipio station.
The best way to get from Positano to Lugano is to train which takes 9h 17m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 17h 57m.
Positano to Lugano bus services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., arrive at Napoli - Via G. Ferraris , df Hotel Ramada station.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Lugano is 893 km. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Positano to Lugano.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Lugano via Sorrento, Sorrento, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, and Milano Centrale in around 9h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani via S. Agnello - Municipio, Napoli - Via G. Ferraris , df Hotel Ramada, and Napoli, Autostazione Metropark in around 17h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Naples Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Naples Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Foggia Gino Lisa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Foggia Gino Lisa Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
Flights from Naples Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–130
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Bus from S. Agnello - Municipio to Napoli - Via G. Ferraris , df Hotel Ramada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 4–6
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Foggia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–16
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–15
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Schedules at
- lucibello.it
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
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