Milan to Lugano bus: 8.2 a day, fastest 1h10

8.2 a dayfastest 1h10BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

MilanComoLugano· 63 km as the crow flies

07:00 → 08:45
FlixBus 456
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Como
1h451 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
08:45 → 10:00
FlixBus 076
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani)
1h15nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
10:50 → 12:35
FlixBus 024
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Como
1h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
11:45 → 13:05
FlixBus 076
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani)
1h20nonstop
Runs: Mon, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:35 → 15:40
FlixBus 421
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani)
2h05nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:20 → 16:30
BlaBlaCar Bus
Milan - Lampugnano Bus Station → Lugano
1h10nonstop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
17:20 → 19:10
FlixBus 1524
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Como
1h501 stop
Runs: Daily except MonBook on FlixBus ↗
19:55 → 21:05
BlaBlaCar Bus
Milan - Lampugnano Bus Station → Lugano
1h10nonstop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
21:10 → 22:55
FlixBus N1308
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Como
1h451 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
23:10 → 00:30⁺¹
FlixBus N76
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani)
1h20nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (1h30). The bus takes 30 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct2h00

To Milan - Lampugnano Bus Station22 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus1h10
From Lugano13 min

Train · fastest direct1h30

To Milano Centrale1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 101h18
From Lugano1 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

14.4 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h16

European Sleeper, SBB / Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Milan to Lugano nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Milan to Lugano?

Yes. 8.2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Milan to Lugano?

The fastest takes 1h10; the slowest 2h05, for 63 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:00 and the latest at 23:10, local time in Milan. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Milan to Lugano?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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