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How to get fromPotsdam to Luganoby train, plane, bus, night train, car or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Potsdam to Lugano by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BER - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    6h 55m
    CHF 60–161

  2. Train, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane BER - BGY
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train
    7h 23m
    CHF 49–216

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    12h 39m
    CHF 201–314

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus N34 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Luganobus bus FlixBus N76
    15h 15m
    CHF 55–103

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    18h 27m
    CHF 123–381

  6. Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BER - LIN
    3. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    7h 3m
    CHF 51–184

  7. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train
    6h 59m
    CHF 103–242

  8. Train, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    8h 42m
    CHF 66–172

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Basel SBBtrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Biascatrain train
    3. Take the train from Biasca to Luganotrain train S10 / ...
    17h 33m

  10. Drive 908.5 km

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Luganocar car 908.5 km
    8h 41m
    CHF 142–205

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Luganocar car
    10h 2m
    CHF 188–260

Potsdam to Lugano by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration12h 39mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 201Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Potsdam Hbf to Lugano via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 12h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Potsdam central train station to Lugano via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Nuremberg central bus station in around 15h 15m.

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