Train

Take the train Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) at the station Basel SBB.

The journey takes approximately 2 h 55 m. Ticket price is about €80 The travel distance is 252 km.

Carrier is Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Take the train Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) at the station Basel Sbb.

The journey takes approximately 2 h 55 m. Ticket price is about €80 The travel distance is 251 km.

Carrier is Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Bus

Take the Blablabus bus at the Basel station .

The journey takes approximately 4 h 10 m. Ticket price is about €18 The travel distance is 286 km.

Carrier is Blablabus.

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Train

Take the train Südostbahn at the station Basel SBB.

The journey takes approximately 4 h 9 m. The travel distance is 268 km.

Carrier is Südostbahn.

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Get off at the Cadenazzo.
Take the train Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) at the station Cadenazzo.

The journey takes approximately 15 m. Ticket price is about €14 The travel distance is 22 km.

Carrier is Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Bus

Take the Gruppo Di Maio bus at the Basel station .

The journey takes approximately 7 h 30 m. Ticket price is about €27 The travel distance is 345 km.

Carrier is Gruppo Di Maio.

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Night bus

Take the FlixBus bus at the Basel SBB station .

The journey takes approximately 4 h Ticket price is about €23 The travel distance is 286 km.

Carrier is FlixBus.

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Get off at the Lugano.


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Drive

In a rental car. Check this site to see which rental company offers the best deal with discounts of up to 20%.

The journey takes approximately 2 h 50 m. The travel distance is 263 km.

Get off at the Lugano.


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The cheapest way to travel from Basel to Lugano is by taking a Bus with an average price of €18. The journey takes approximately 4 ч. 10 мин.

Drive is the fastest way to travel from Basel to Lugano. Tickets cost €80. The journey takes approximately 2 ч. 50 мин.

Basel is approximately 263 km away from Lugano. The trip by car takes 2 h 50 m.

Yes! There is a direct bus with no transfers to this destination. The route is served by the Gruppo Di Maio company. Tickets cost about €27. A bus trip from Basel to Lugano will take 7 h 30 m.

The average journey time by car between Basel and Lugano is 2 h 50 m.

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