There are 5 ways to get from Ulm to Lugano by train, bus, car, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to SchaffhausenRe3
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HBS24 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
6h 18mCHF 86–128Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to MemmingenRs7 / ...
- Take the bus from Memmingen central bus station to Lugano456
6h 44mCHF 35–77Drive 353.7 km
- Drive from Ulm to Lugano353.7 km
3h 37mCHF 57–82Train, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
5h 45mCHF 162–342Train via Friedrichshafen
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. StadtbahnhofRe5 / ...
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to SingenRe3 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBIc
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
6h 59mCHF 88–169
Ulm to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Lugano is to train and bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 80 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Lugano is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 85.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lugano via Schaffhausen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 18m.
The distance between Ulm and Lugano is 428 km. The road distance is 353.7 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 6h 18m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Ulm to Lugano, including transfers.
Ulm to Lugano train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Ulm to Lugano train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Schaffhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Lugano is 354 km. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Ulm to Lugano.
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What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lugano via Schaffhausen and Zürich HB in around 6h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–28
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 18–27
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 16–23
- First Class
- CHF 30–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Memmingen central bus station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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