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Toronto
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 Zurich to Lugano 

Can someone pls suggest how to get to Lugano from Zurich. We were hoping to do the Bernina Express. Not sure if the money is worth the trip.

Wimborne...
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1. Re: Zurich to Lugano
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You can travel from Zurich to Lugano by train. The journey takes 3 hours from Zurich Airport. You can get at schedules at:- www.sbb.ch.

Which part of the Bernina Express do you wish to travel? Coach Lugano to Tirano? Train Tirano to Chur? Then where?

Check out the summer timetable at:- www.rhb.ch/index.php?id=33?&L=4#splash100

Toronto
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2. Re: Zurich to Lugano

Thank you for your quick reply. We were hoping on travelling from Zurich to Lugano via the Bernina Express. What is the best way to do this? We will be travelling with luggage.

Thanks again.

Mannheim...
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3. Re: Zurich to Lugano
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You are aware that the Bernina route is a huge detour compared to the direct train (which is also very scenic)?

The difficulty is the last part - while the trains to St. Moritz and then over the Bernina pass down to Tirano are frequent, the last leg to Lugano is an express bus that runs once per day. Otherwise you would have to take a train from Tirano to Milan and then backtrack to Lugano.

If you can spend 2-3 days enroute it would be nice and pleasant. But not just to get there.

Toronto
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4. Re: Zurich to Lugano

Thank you Altamiro for this useful advise. I didn't know the Bernina Express would be so complicated. We will take the regular train route.

Novi Sad...
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5. Re: Zurich to Lugano

I need advice about Zurich - Lugano and from Lugano to Zagreb.

I want to see Swissminiatur in Melide and i need to travel from Zurich to Lugano by bus or train.

After i visit Melide i want to go to Zagreb. Any suggerstion ?

Mannheim...
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6. Re: Zurich to Lugano
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for Zurich, Mannheim

>I need advice about Zurich - Lugano and from Lugano to Zagreb.

www.sbb.ch

From: Zürich

To: Lugano

(or To: Melide)

>I want to see Swissminiatur in Melide and i need to travel from Zurich to Lugano by bus or train.

Bus is not an option.

>After i visit Melide i want to go to Zagreb.

You can look up the schedules from Lugano to Zagreb at www.sbb.ch but for the distance it rather makes sense to fly from Milan.

Alternatively there may be long distance buses to Zagreb: www.eurolines.com

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