There are 12 ways to get from Utrecht to Lugano by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
10h 43mCHF 225–634Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- 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
8h 31mCHF 51–169Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaatsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 45mCHF 63–124Night train, train
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
12h 58mCHF 134–348Drive 942.6 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Luganocar 942.6 km
9h 12mCHF 153–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus RegioJet 22
15h 32mCHF 98–222Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 32mCHF 59–207Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 30mCHF 65–220Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 30mCHF 157–410Train 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 46mCHF 71–215Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
8h 3mCHF 152–475Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane AMS - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 28mCHF 112–319
Utrecht to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Lugano via Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Lugano via Frankfurt and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 43m.
The distance between Utrecht and Lugano is 987 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 220 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Utrecht to Lugano, including transfers.
Utrecht to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Utrecht 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 220 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 45m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Lugano via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Zürich HB in around 10h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utrecht to Lugano via Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- 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
- 48 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
- +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
- +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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Utrecht to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats station.
Utrecht to Lugano train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)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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