There are 10 ways to get from Pula to Lugano by bus, train, car ferry, ferry, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- 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 4mCHF 174–539Shuttle, 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 61–1,645Car 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 33mCHF 154–204Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus 971C / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Luganobus
9h 48mCHF 150–153Drive 572 km
- Drive from Pula to Luganocar 572 km
6h 21mCHF 95–136Bus, train via Poreč
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Poreč, 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 28mCHF 113–617Fly Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PUY - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 23mCHF 101–190Fly Pula Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane PUY - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
12h 49mCHF 129–291Shuttle 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 15mCHF 175–1,261Bus 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 8mCHF 427–1,174
Pula to Lugano by car ferry, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Lugano is to drive which costs SFr 90 - SFr 140 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Lugano is to drive which takes 6h 21m and costs SFr 90 - 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 606 km. The road distance is 572 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 4m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 9h 4m 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 21m 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 Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Pula Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Weeze
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Pula Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Pula Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Pula Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- 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 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- 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 66–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 66
- Private
- CHF 196
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 98
- Private
- CHF 123
Bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 35–110
- Private
- CHF 190–205
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 42–850
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 42
- Private
- CHF 235
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–1,700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 56
- Private
- CHF 209
- 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 7–12
- 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
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–10
- 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 45
- 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 105
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–24
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- 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 75
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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