There are 12 ways to get from Utrecht to Lugano by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 26mCHF 63–218Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 068 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 50mCHF 45–72Train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
10h 43mCHF 95–445Night train, train
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
12h 58mCHF 150–453Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 38mCHF 64–201Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 29mCHF 141–334Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 47mCHF 59–220Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EIN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 47mCHF 59–253Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
7h 57mCHF 94–346Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane AMS - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 57mCHF 117–320Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luganobus 421 / ...
15h 7mCHF 129–429Drive 942.6 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Luganocar 942.6 km
9h 12mCHF 150–216
Utrecht to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum and arriving at Lugano via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Lugano via Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 43m.
The distance between Utrecht and Lugano is 918 km. The road distance is 942.6 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Utrecht to Lugano, including transfers.
Utrecht to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum station.
Utrecht to Lugano train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Lugano is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 16h 50m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Lugano via Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 10h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Lugano via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–110
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–22
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–85
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–160
- 1st Class
- CHF 230–380
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–19
- 1st Class
- CHF 23–40
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–410
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–180
- 1st Class
- CHF 250–410
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–18
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Utrecht to Lugano train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Lugano is 943 km. It takes approximately 9h 12m to drive from Utrecht to Lugano.
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