There are 12 ways to get from Calais to Lugano by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
10h 30mCHF 207–340Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus
16h 2mCHF 73–128Drive 912.9 km
- Drive from Calais to Luganocar 912.9 km
10h 3mCHF 153–220Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 36mCHF 102–299Train
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
11h 47mCHF 166–358Train, bus via Mons
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Comobus
18h 12mCHF 151–274Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 38mCHF 73–302Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CDG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 23mCHF 86–250Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 34mCHF 164–385Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CRL - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 22mCHF 92–337Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BVA - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 23mCHF 92–346Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BVA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 58mCHF 77–232
Calais to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Lugano is to train and bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Calais to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Calais Ville and arriving at Lugano via Lille Flandres, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Calais and Lugano is 1118 km. The road distance is 912.9 km.
The best way to get from Calais to Lugano without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 30m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Calais to Lugano, including transfers.
Calais to Lugano train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Calais Ville station.
Calais to Lugano train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Flandres station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calais to Lugano is 913 km. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Calais to Lugano.
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Calais Ville to Lugano via Lille Flandres, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–170
- Website
- Onebus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
Bus from Gare routiere to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
Bus from Gare routiere to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
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