Budapest to Lugano by train
Travel from Budapest (Hungary) to Lugano (Switzerland) by train (786km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Budapest in Hungary to Lugano in Switzerland, the main route leads via Austria.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Budapest (Hungary) - Lugano (Switzerland)
- 2Budapest (Hungary) - Vienna (Austria) - Lugano (Switzerland)
786 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Budapest to Lugano, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Lugano - Budapest / Budapest - Zurich / Budapest - Bern / Budapest - Davos / Budapest - Geneva / Budapest - Lausanne / Budapest - Lucerne / Budapest - St. Moritz / Budapest - Zermatt1 Budapest (Hungary) - Lugano (Switzerland)
1a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Lugano (Switzerland)
Travel from Hungary to Switzerland by direct train.
On the travel route Budapest to Zurich there is a direct overnight train and one direct day train with a journey times of 11:40 hours. Train tickets are available from 29/44 EUR.
You will find much more train connections with a change in Vienna (Austria).
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Lugano?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Lugano - Budapest / Budapest - Basel / Budapest - Bern / Budapest - Geneva / Budapest - Lausanne / Budapest - Lucerne / Budapest - Davos / Budapest - St. Moritz / Budapest - Zermatt / Budapest - Zurich / Budapest - Saas-Fee
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Budapest (Hungary) - Vienna (Austria) - Lugano (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Budapest to Vienna by Railjet train with a journey time of 2,5 hours. The ticket prices start from 14 EUR in second class and from 24 EUR in first class. Austrian railways ÖBB offers saver-fares called "Sparschiene". Book early to get these discounted tickets.
The train-connection is direct and you do not have to change trains. At least eight train connections per day let you travel from city center to city center of both capitals. Find the exact schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
Departure is in Budapest at the railway station "Budapest Keleti". You arrive at Vienna central train station called "Wien Hauptbahnhof".
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Lugano (Switzerland)
For your train journey from Austria to Switzerland use a direct Railjet train. You could also use an overnight train on the routes Vienna or Graz to Zurich.
Austrian railways ÖBB offers saver fare tickets called "Sparschiene" from 14 EUR. Tickets for the Nightjet night train start from 29 EUR.
You find timetables and ticket prices via our booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ466 Vienna - Zurich / ÖBB nightjet NJ464 Graz - Zurich
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Lugano - Vienna / Vienna - Basel / Vienna - Bern / Vienna - Geneva / Vienna - St. Moritz / Vienna - Zurich / Graz - Basel / Graz - Zurich / Salzburg - Basel / Salzburg - Zurich / Linz - Zurich
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Budapest and Lugano? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
