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Karlsruhe → Lugano

Lugano → Karlsruhe ⇄
1 a dayfastest 5h17TrenitaliaIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 09:11 → 14:28
    EC 151 Intercity
    Karlsruhe Hbf → Lugano · via Freiburg, Basel, Zurich, Bellinzona
    5h178 stops
    Runs: DailyTrenitalia ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (ch, de_delfi, it) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

About the same door to door
Train · fastest direct5h30
  • To Karlsruhe Hbf3 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • EC 1515h17
Plane · nonstop STR–MXP5h25
  • To Stuttgart (STR)1h25
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight STR–MXP1h10
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From MXP1h00

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings.