There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Lugano by plane, train, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BCN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 14mCHF 23–101Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
13h 48mCHF 141–241Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Milanbus FlixBus N740 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 55mCHF 88–131Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
24h 52mCHF 101–155Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 7mCHF 31–152Fly Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VLC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 31mCHF 25–171Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 54mCHF 27–169Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BCN - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 2mCHF 41–202Fly Valencia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VLC - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 9mCHF 53–242Bus via Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 5mCHF 76–125Drive 954.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Luganocar 954.7 km
11h 10mCHF 160–231
Spain to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 22 - SFr 110 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya and arriving at Lugano via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 48m.
The distance between Spain and Lugano is 812 km. The road distance is 954.7 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 13h 48m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Spain to Lugano, including transfers.
Spain to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Lugano is to train which takes 13h 48m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 55m.
What companies run services between Spain and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Lugano via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona to Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–100
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–95
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- 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 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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 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 10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–17
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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 4–21
- 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 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Spain to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Spain to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Lugano is 955 km. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from Spain to Lugano.
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