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Compare train, bus, and flight for Basel to Lugano
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Lugano among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €30. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 10m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €30, and a train costs an average of €53.
Distance: 125 miles (202 km)
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€78 Average price | €43 Average price Cheapest |
3h 40m Average total duration Fastest 3h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 34m Average total duration 4h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Basel to Lugano by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Basel to Lugano is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IC 21 667 | 667Cheapest
IC 21 667 | 667Fastest
IC 21 667 | 667Other options
IR 26 2319 | 2319 · IC 2 869 | 869IC 21 667 | 667 · B 5 5147 | 5147IC 3 553 | 553 · IC 2 1467 | 1467Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Lugano:
A bus is $27 (€22) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Lugano costing on average $65 (€52).
A bus is $29 (€23) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Lugano costing on average $66 (€53).
Other travel options to Lugano take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 40m.
Flight takes on average 4h 10m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Lugano as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Milan Linate Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Lugano, Stazione.
- Buses mostly depart from Saint-Louis, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and arrive in Lugano, Via Ciani.
- Travel with SBB, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), Südostbahn to go to Lugano by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, Gruppo Di Maio, Marino Autolinee, FlixBus to go to Lugano by bus.
- 2 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).
- 3 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, Gruppo Di Maio, Marino Autolinee, FlixBus.
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