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Brussels → Lugano ⇄
3 a weekfastest 16h43European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 15:48 → 11:28+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Lugano → Brussel-Zuid · via Bellinzona, Cologne, Aachen
    19h408 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 17:44 → 11:42+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Lugano → Brussel-Zuid · via Bellinzona, Cologne, Aachen
    17h588 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Oct, Sun 11 Oct, Sun 18 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:44 → 11:42+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Lugano → Brussel-Zuid · via Bellinzona, Cologne, Aachen
    16h588 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 7 Oct, Fri 9 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Fri 16 Oct, Wed 21 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:44 → 11:27+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Lugano → Brussel-Zuid · via Bellinzona, Cologne, Aachen
    16h438 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:44 → 11:39+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Lugano → Brussel-Zuid · via Bellinzona, Cologne, Aachen
    16h558 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 30 Sep, Fri 23 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) 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

Overnight: leave 18:44, arrive 11:27

The plane is -13h56 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct16h54
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 40016h43
  • From Brussel-Zuid1 min
Plane · nonstop MXP–BRU4h50
  • To Milan Malpensa (MXP)1h00
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight MXP–BRU1h40
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BRU20 min

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: Brussels Airlines.