Zürich → Lugano
Zürich to Lugano by train
Zürich
Lugano
A direct train runs from Zürich to Lugano, scheduled from 1 h 53 min, with 319 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 1 h 53 min (typically 2 h 09 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 319
- Operators
- SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB), Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, SBB, European Sleeper
- Stations
- Zürich HB → Lugano
- Straight-line distance
- 154 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inLugano →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 3 Jan 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Zürich to Lugano; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): DE Regionalverkehr (regional rail); Switzerland opentransportdata.swiss (SBB + whole PT, via geOps mirror); Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation SKI+. How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Lugano Airport (LUG) · Stations: Lugano; Lugano Paradiso · Ports: Lugano Centrale (lago)
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