Milan to Lugano

Q: What is the distance between Milan and Lugano?

The distance between these two places is a total of 79 km.

Q: What is the average travel time between Milan and Lugano?

The average travel time between the stations is 01:37 hours.

Q: What is the ticket price for the journey from Milan to Lugano?

The price for the cheapest tickets begin at €8.

Q: How many daily departures are there from Milan to Lugano?

The average number of daily departures is 19. However, we would advise you to look up specific dates you're interested in so that you make sure to check the number of departures on the travel date you are interested in the most.

Q: Are all the buses direct on the route from Milan to Lugano?

The majority of the buses are direct buses, and if there is a bus change, you will see a notice on the website and there will be an icon indicating that there is a bus change involved.

Q: What are the amenities available on the buses departing from Milan to Lugano?

All the buses have air conditioning, reclining seats, luggage storage and they make breaks along the way to ensure all the passengers get enough resting time and can make a toilet break.

Milan to Lugano Lugano to Milan

Between Milan, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland we found up to 19 bus departures, including 1 night bus. The earliest bus departure from Milan is at 06:30 arriving to Lugano at 08:15 the same day. While the latest bus departure is at 19:35 and arrives at 21:00 the same day. The prices for the cheapest one way adult tickets range from €8 to €23. From Milan we also offer private transfers to help you get safely and comfortably to your destination.

Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Milan to Lugano:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

14:00 Milan

1h 40min

15:40 Lugano

from 8.99 HRK

Best offer on 13. Jun

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17:10 Milan

1h 45min

18:55 Lugano

from 8.99 HRK

Best offer on 07. Jun

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19:35 Milan

1h 25min

21:00 Lugano

from 8.99 HRK

Best offer on 05. Jun

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15:35 Milan

2h 0min

17:35 Lugano

from 9.99 HRK

Best offer on 06. Jun

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12:20 Milan

1h 20min

13:40 Lugano

from 8.99 HRK

Best offer on 25. Jun

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Traveling by bus from Milan to Lugano

The shortest travel distance between Milan and Lugano is 79 km. The fastest bus which departs at 08:30 has a travel time of 01:15h. The longest travel time on the route is 02:00h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: air condition, wifi and toilet.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Lugano earlier, there is 1 night bus departing from Milan to Lugano. The overnight bus departs at 23:10 and arrives at the same day. Below is the most popular night departure to Lugano:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

23:10 Milan

1h 20min

00:30 Lugano

from 8.99 HRK

Best offer on 12. Sep

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Bus companies

There is a total of 4 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

Marino Autolinee

7.7

Croatia bus-Globtour-Touring-Jadran ekspres

6.5

Flixbus

4.2

Student Agency

2.5

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Milan or Lugano, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

Milan

You can see information about the departure station and stops Milan here

Lugano

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Lugano here

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: €8 (One-Way) or €16 (Return).

Trip reviews from Milan to Lugano

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Other popular destinations from Milan

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when traveling from Milan, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Milan to Gioiosa Marina

Milan to Santhià

Milan to Sibari

Milan to Bergamo (Airport)

Other popular destinations from Lugano

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Lugano, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:

Lugano to Bergamo (Airport)

Lugano to Malpensa (Airport)

Lugano to Como

Lugano to Linate (Airport)

Lugano to Florence

Lugano to Donji Vakuf

Lugano to Abano Terme

Lugano to Gradiška

Lugano to Novi Vinodolski

Lugano to Caorle

Lugano to Nova Gradiska

Other ways of traveling between Milan and Lugano

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Lugano below.

Private Transfers from Milan to Lugano

If you're traveling with a lot of luggage, or prefer the advantage of having door to door service, we also offer affordable private transfers from Milan to Lugano starting from 146 € where you are able to organize a Standard, Minibus and Standard vehicle for your journey. You can see some of the transfer offers below.