There are 9 ways to get from Pula to Lugano by car ferry, ferry, train, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train via Milan
best- Take the carferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venicecarferry
- 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 Ec
9h 9mCHF 133–242Shuttle, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re80
8h 25mCHF 60–1,005Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
9h 13mCHF 163–383Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus 971C / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Luganobus
9h 48mCHF 146–149Drive 572 km
- Drive from Pula to Luganocar 572 km
6h 22mCHF 96–138Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Pula 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 31mCHF 147–202Bus, shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Novigradbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Novigrad to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 36mCHF 184–540Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion 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
9h 20mCHF 179–841Bus to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
9h 3mCHF 432–796
Pula to Lugano by car ferry, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Lugano is to drive which costs SFr 95 - SFr 140 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Lugano is to drive which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Pula to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Lugano via Žabica and Rijeka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Pula and Lugano is 480 km. The road distance is 572 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Lugano without a car is to car ferry and line 2 ferry and train via Milan which takes 9h 9m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Pula to Lugano, including transfers.
Pula to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Pula to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rijeka bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pula to Lugano is 572 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Pula to Lugano.
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What companies run services between Pula, Croatia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Lugano via Rijeka bus station, Žabica, Tržnica, and Rijeka in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 64–191
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 64
- Private
- CHF 191
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 96
- Private
- CHF 120
Shuttle from Novigrad to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 26
- Private
- CHF 66
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 41
- Private
- CHF 230
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–460
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–1,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 55
- Private
- CHF 204
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 44
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Rijeka to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 102
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 73
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 73
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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