Verona to Lugano bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 4h15

1.7 a dayfastest 4h15FlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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VeronaBergamoMilanComoLugano· 170 km as the crow flies

08:20 → 12:35
FlixBus 024
Verona (Porta Nuova) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Bergamo, Milan, Como
4h153 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
13:25 → 17:55
FlixBus 401
Verona (Porta Nuova) → Lugano (Via Ciani) · via Bergamo, Monza
4h302 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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 (3h08). The bus takes 1h48 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h56

To Verona (Porta Nuova)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0244h15
From Lugano (Via Ciani)13 min

Train · fastest direct3h08

To Verona1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 3062h56
From Lugano1 min

Plane · nonstop VRN to MXP4h15

To Verona Villafranca (VRN)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VRN to MXP55 min
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h56

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Verona 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 Verona to Lugano?

The fastest takes 4h15; the slowest 4h30, for 170 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:20 and the latest at 13:25, local time in Verona. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Verona to Lugano?

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

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