Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Berlin to Lugano is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
12 h 35 m
Average
14 h 34 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
794 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Berlin for Lugano every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 492 miles (793 km) | |
Average train duration | 13 h 39 min | |
Average train ticket price | $52 (€45) | |
Train frequency | 11 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Berlin to Lugano cover the 492 miles (793 km) long trip taking on average 13 h 39 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 11 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $52 (€45), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $34 (€30). Travelers depart most frequently from Berlin Hbf and arrive in Lugano, Piazza Loreto.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Berlin to Lugano train.
Deutsche Bahn from Berlin to Lugano train information:
Travel by train between Berlin, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 1/24/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Lugano from Berlin closer to your date of departure here
Return travel from Switzerland to Germany is: Unrestricted.
Entry into Germany is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Requirements for reentering:
The government of Germany has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 1/24/23. Please check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations closer to the travel date of your train to Berlin from Lugano.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Berlin Hbf and arriving in Lugano, Piazza Loreto.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this route, called Berlin Hbf, is located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from the city center of Berlin.
The most popular arrival train station, Lugano, Piazza Loreto, is located 0.6 miles (1 km) away from the city center of Lugano.
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