There are 9 ways to get from Pula to Lugano by bus, train, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 1mCHF 129–418Shuttle, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re 80
8h 24mCHF 60–1,074Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijekabus
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Luganobus
9h 18mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 30mCHF 129–212Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the car ferry 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 147–202Drive 570.3 km
- Drive from Pula to Luganocar 570.3 km
6h 22mCHF 91–132Shuttle 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 169–934Bus 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 342–875Bus, bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijekabus
- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZAG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 53mCHF 93–242
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 22m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Lugano is to drive which takes 6h 22m 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 Rijeka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Pula and Lugano is 610 km. The road distance is 570.3 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 1m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Pula to Lugano, including transfers.
Pula to Lugano bus services, operated by Autobusni Promet, depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Pula to Lugano bus services, operated by Autobusni Promet, arrive at Rijeka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pula to Lugano is 570 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Pula to Lugano.
There are 4484+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Pula, Croatia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Lugano via Rijeka in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- 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/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 34
- Private
- CHF 113
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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 190–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–1,100
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 55
- Private
- CHF 204
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–16
- Schedules at
- ap.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
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–30
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 74
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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