Bologna to Lugano bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 5h00

1.7 a dayfastest 5h00FlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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BolognaMilanComoLugano· 251 km as the crow flies

10:40 → 15:40
FlixBus 421
Bologna (central bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Milan
5h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:55 → 19:10
FlixBus 1524
Bologna (central bus station) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Milan, Como
5h153 stops
Runs: Daily except MonBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 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. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (4h34). The bus takes 1h07 longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h41

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 4215h00
From Lugano (Via Ciani)13 min

Train · fastest direct4h34

To Bologna C.le/AV1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 304h22
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?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h22

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Lugano?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Lugano?

The fastest takes 5h00; the slowest 5h15, for 251 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:40 and the latest at 13:55, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Lugano?

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

Bologna ▸ Lugano

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