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Compare train for Lausanne to Lugano
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lausanne to Lugano among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $79. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 19m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $79, and a train costs an average of $79.
Distance: 116 miles (187 km)
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Most popular Train | Driving |
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$109 Average price Cheapest | $120 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 49m Average total duration Fastest 4h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 31m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Other travel options to Lugano take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 25m.
Travel optionsfrom Lausanne to Lugano
How to get from Lausanne to Lugano by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lausanne to Lugano is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IR 15 2515 | 2515 · IC 21 671 | 6719:40 AM4h18Lausanne station1:58 PMLugano, Stazione$1121One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IR 15 2517 | 2517 · IR 26 2323 | 2323 · IC 2 873 | 87310:40 AM4h18Lausanne station2:58 PMLugano, Stazione$1061One-way2 transfers
Fastest
- IR 15 2515 | 2515 · IC 21 671 | 6719:40 AM4h18Lausanne station1:58 PMLugano, Stazione$1121One-way1 transfer
Other options
- IR 15 2517 | 2517 · IR 26 2323 | 2323 · IC 2 873 | 873 · B 5 5219 | 521910:40 AM4h29Lausanne station3:09 PMLugano$1071One-way3 transfers
- IR 15 2515 | 2515 · IC 21 671 | 671 · B 5 5195 | 51959:40 AM4h29Lausanne station2:09 PMLugano$1141One-way2 transfers
- IC 5 519 | 519 · IC 2 873 | 87310:34 AM4h24Lausanne station2:58 PMLugano, Stazione$1251One-way1 transfer
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FAQs: Travel from Lausanne to Lugano
Travel to Lugano easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Lausanne to Lugano.
Other travel options to Lugano take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 25m.
- Around 16 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lausanne and Lugano as scheduled services by train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Lausanne station and arrive in Lugano, Stazione.
- Buses mostly depart from Évian-les-Bains, Gare Routière and arrive in Lugano, Via Ciani.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar to go to Lugano by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Rhatische Bahn, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Lugano by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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