There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SEA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 41mCHF 320–762Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SEA - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
19h 47mCHF 279–951Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SEA - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
18h 8mCHF 311–825Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
17h 49mCHF 343–835
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 850 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 17h 41m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 800.
The distance between Seattle and Lugano is 8721 km.
It takes approximately 17h 41m to get from Seattle to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 11:21 AM in Seattle and 8:21 PM in Lugano.
There are 4706+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Lugano. However, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–420
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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
- +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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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