TRIP PLANNER · SWITZERLAND
Lugano
Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the trains across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.
- NONSTOP INTO MILAN MALPENSA
- 225 airports
- BEST VALUE STAY
- LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
- DIRECT TRAINS ABROAD
- 14 cities
PLAN IT FROM YOUR CITY · LIVE
ARRIVALS · PICK THE FLIGHT
Flying to Lugano: nonstop into Milan Malpensa
Pick the flight has no airport for Lugano. In reach, as the crow flies: Milan Malpensa (MXP) 45 km, Milan Linate (LIN) 67 km, Milan Bergamo (BGY) 69 km. These are the flights into Milan Malpensa, with the most nonstop routes.
225 airports have nonstop flights to Milan Malpensa. The busiest 24:
- BarcelonaSpaineasyJet, Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, Vueling, Wizz AirBCN
- Tel AvivIsraelArkia, El Al, Israir, Neos, Wizz AirTLV
- Sharm El SheikhEgyptAir Cairo, AlbaStar, easyJet, Neos, Wizz AirSSH
- LuxorEgyptAir Cairo, easyJet, EgyptAir, Neos, Nile AirLXR
- MadridSpainAir Europa, Iberia, Ryanair, Wizz AirMAD
- Palma de MallorcaSpaineasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirPMI
- AthensGreeceAegean Airlines, easyJet, Ryanair, Sky ExpressATH
- HeraklionGreeceeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirHER
- CairoEgyptAir Cairo, EgyptAir, Neos, Nesma AirlinesCAI
- TenerifeSpaineasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirTFS
- LarnacaCyprusCyprus Airways, easyJet, Neos, Wizz AirLCA
- CorfuGreeceeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCFU
- CataniaItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCTA
- OlbiaItalyAir Horizont, easyJet, Neos, Wizz AirOLB
- CagliariItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirCAG
- LameziaItalyeasyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz AirSUF
- FrankfurtGermanyAir Dolomiti, Condor, LufthansaFRA
- MunichGermanyAir Dolomiti, easyJet, LufthansaMUC
- New YorkUnited StatesAmerican Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EmiratesJFK
- WarsawPolandLOT Polish Airlines, Neos, Wizz AirWAW
- BerlinGermanyeasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirBER
- MalagaSpaineasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirAGP
- Gran CanariaSpaineasyJet, Neos, RyanairLPA
- PortoPortugaleasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz AirOPO
WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL
Where to stay in Lugano
FIELD GUIDE
Lugano
THE FINEST
Villa Principe Leopoldo
★★★★★8.9/10 · 418 reviews940 m from Lakefront
BEST VALUE
LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
★★★★9.5/10 · 3,247 reviews100 m from Old town
FOR A FAMILY
LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel
★★★★9.5/10 · 3,247 reviews680 m from Parco Ciania room that sleeps the family
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ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE TRAIN
Direct trains between Lugano and other countries
- Como14.4 a day on average · fastest 38 min
- Milan14.4 a day on average · fastest 1 h 20
- Verona1 a day on average · fastest 2 h 58
- Padua1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 44
- Freiburg1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 52
- Bologna1 a day on average · fastest 3 h 58
- Venice1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 14
- Karlsruhe1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 59
- Florence1 a day on average · fastest 5 h 00
- Mannheim1 a day on average · fastest 5 h 28
- Frankfurt1 a day on average · fastest 6 h 14
- Cologne0.4 a day on average · fastest 13 h 15
From pickthetrain.com, built from the operators' official open timetables. Times change: check with the operator before you travel.
BEFORE YOU GO
Sort these before Lugano
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Lugano, quickly
- How do I fly to Lugano?
- Pick the flight has no airport for Lugano. The busiest airport in reach is Milan Malpensa (MXP), 45 km away as the crow flies, with nonstop flights from 225 airports, including Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor (Pick the flight, schedules of 12 October 2026).
- Where should I stay in Lugano?
- The finest: Villa Principe Leopoldo. Best value: LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel. For a family: LUGANODANTE Boutique & Lifestyle Hotel. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 18 October 2026).
- Is there a direct train to Lugano from another country?
- Yes. Pick the train lists direct trains between Lugano and Como, Milan, Verona, Padua, Freiburg and 9 more cities.
Read on 18 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.