Nuremberg to Lugano bus: 1 a day, fastest 7h40

1 a dayfastest 7h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

NurembergMunichChurLugano· 414 km as the crow flies

21:30 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus N76 ☾ Overnight
Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Munich, Chur
7h402 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:30 → 04:10+1)Book 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

☾ Overnight: leave 21:30, arrive 05:10

The plane is 3h50 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h20

To Nuremberg central bus station (Willy-Brandt-Platz)12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N767h40
From Lugano (Via Ciani)13 min

Plane · nonstop NUE to MXP4h30

To Nuremberg (NUE)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight NUE to MXP1h20
Landing to exit20 min
From MXP1h00

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 instead?

No direct train from Nuremberg to Lugano in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Nuremberg goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Nuremberg to Lugano nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJet from 2026-11-27NUE→MXPBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Nuremberg to Lugano?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Nuremberg to Lugano?

The fastest takes 7h40; the slowest 7h40, for 414 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Nuremberg to Lugano?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:30 arriving 05:10 the next morning.

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