TRIP PLANNER · SWITZERLAND
Lugano
Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the trains and buses across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.
- NONSTOP INTO MILAN MALPENSA
- 226 airports
- BEST VALUE STAY
- LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
- DIRECT TRAINS ABROAD
- 19 cities
- DIRECT BUSES ABROAD
- 48 cities
PLAN IT FROM YOUR CITY · LIVE
ARRIVALS · PICK THE FLIGHT
Flying to Lugano: nonstop into Milan Malpensa
Pick the flight has no airport for Lugano. In reach, as the crow flies: Milan Malpensa (MXP) 45 km, Milan Linate (LIN) 67 km, Milan Bergamo (BGY) 69 km. These are the flights into Milan Malpensa, with the most nonstop routes.
226 airports have nonstop flights to Milan Malpensa. The busiest 24:
- Sharm El SheikhEgyptAir Cairo, AlbaStar, easyJet, Neos, Wizz AirSSH
- Tel AvivIsraelArkia, El Al, Israir, Neos, Wizz AirTLV
- LuxorEgyptAir Cairo, easyJet, EgyptAir, Neos, Nile AirLXR
- MadridSpainAir Europa, Iberia, Ryanair, Wizz AirMAD
- BarcelonaSpaineasyJet, Ryanair, Vueling, Wizz AirBCN
- Palma de MallorcaSpaineasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirPMI
- AthensGreeceAegean Airlines, easyJet, Ryanair, Sky ExpressATH
- HeraklionGreeceeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirHER
- CairoEgyptAir Cairo, EgyptAir, Neos, Nesma AirlinesCAI
- TenerifeSpaineasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirTFS
- CorfuGreeceeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCFU
- CataniaItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCTA
- OlbiaItalyAir Horizont, easyJet, Neos, Wizz AirOLB
- CagliariItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCAG
- LameziaItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirSUF
- FrankfurtGermanyAir Dolomiti, Condor, LufthansaFRA
- MunichGermanyAir Dolomiti, easyJet, LufthansaMUC
- New YorkUnited StatesAmerican Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EmiratesJFK
- WarsawPolandLOT Polish Airlines, Neos, Wizz AirWAW
- MalagaSpaineasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirAGP
- BerlinGermanyeasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirBER
- Gran CanariaSpaineasyJet, Neos, RyanairLPA
- PortoPortugaleasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirOPO
- NaplesItalyeasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirNAP
WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL
Where to stay in Lugano
FIELD GUIDE
Lugano
THE FINEST
Villa Principe Leopoldo
★★★★★8.9/10 · 418 reviews940 m from Lakefront
BEST VALUE
LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
★★★★9.5/10 · 3,247 reviews100 m from Old town
FOR A FAMILY
LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
★★★★9.5/10 · 3,247 reviews680 m from Parco Ciania room that sleeps the family
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ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE TRAIN
Direct trains between Lugano and other countries
- Milan14.5 a day on average · fastest 1 h 20
- Como12.3 a day on average · fastest 38 min
- Brescia1 a day on average · fastest 2 h 21
- Peschiera del Garda1 a day on average · fastest 2 h 42
- Verona1 a day on average · fastest 2 h 58
- Vicenza1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 25
- Padua1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 44
- Freiburg1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 52
- Bologna1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 58
- Ringsheim/Europa-Park1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 10
- Venice1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 12
- Karlsruhe1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 59
From pickthetrain.com, built from the operators' official open timetables. Times change: check with the operator before you travel.
ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE BUS
Direct buses from Lugano to 48 cities abroad
One bus, no change, from Lugano to another country: Milan, Como, Turin and 45 more. The busiest twelve are here, with a moon where a night bus runs.
- CITIES ABROAD
- 48
- one bus, no change
- BUSIEST ROUTE
- 8.1
- a day on average, to Milan
- NIGHT BUSES
- 20
- routes with a night bus
- OPERATORS
- 2
- FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusMilan trip page
FlixBusComo trip page
FlixBusTurin trip page
FlixBusMunich trip page
FlixBus
FlixBus
FlixBus
FlixBusVerona trip page
FlixBusBologna trip page
FlixBusKarlsruhe trip page
FlixBusBregenz trip page
BlaBlaCar BusLuxembourg trip page
From pickthebus.com: every direct bus from Lugano to a city in another country, from the operators' official open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026. No prices here: the operator sells the ticket. Times change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0.
BEFORE YOU GO
Sort these before Lugano
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Lugano, quickly
- How do I fly to Lugano?
- Pick the flight has no airport for Lugano. The busiest airport in reach is Milan Malpensa (MXP), 45 km away as the crow flies, with nonstop flights from 226 airports, including Sharm El Sheikh, Tel Aviv, Luxor, Madrid (Pick the flight, schedules of 26 October 2026).
- Where should I stay in Lugano?
- The finest: Villa Principe Leopoldo. Best value: LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel. For a family: LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 27 October 2026).
- Is there a direct train to Lugano from another country?
- Yes. Pick the train lists direct trains between Lugano and Milan, Como, Brescia, Peschiera del Garda, Verona and 14 more cities.
- Is there a direct bus from Lugano to another country?
- Yes. Pick the bus lists direct buses from Lugano to 48 cities abroad, the busiest to Milan (8.1 a day on average), Como (5.6 a day on average), Turin (4.9 a day on average). 20 of those routes have a night bus. From the operators' open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026.
Read on 27 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.