Cheapest€23.44
- SBB SB712406:231h 25m07:48MendrisioBern Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 2h 9mCO2 5.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Lugano to Bern costs €23.44 at the cheapest and takes 2h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 179 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 179 km
- Fastest
- 2h 3m
- Average
- 2h 8m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €23.44
- CO2 per passenger
- 5.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 9m | 1h 25m | 44m | €28.39 | 5.9 kg | 5 |
- 2h 9mFastest, by Train
- €28.39Cheapest, by Train
- 5.9 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 179 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRENITALIA2 changes | EC 14 | 08:30 | 11:37 | 3h 20m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB2 changes | IC2 | 09:02 | 12:07 | 3h 19m |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB2 changes | IC2 | 09:30 | 12:37 | 3h 21m |
| TRENITALIA2 changes | EC 178 | 10:02 | 13:13 | 3h 24m |
| TRENITALIA3 changes | EC 178 | 10:02 | 13:07 | 3h 18m |
| TRENITALIA2 changes | EC 150 | 10:30 | 13:37 | 3h 20m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Lugano to Bern | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €49.84 | €51.49 | €35.54 | €40.49 | €36.64 | €50.39 | €32.79 | €34.44 | €34.99 | €29.49 | €30.04 | €28.94 | €37.74 | €28.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €23.44
The journey ends at Bern Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Lugano to Bern
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.6490 days
- €19.5960 days
- €23.9845 days
- €26.7430 days
- €28.9421 days
- €28.3914 days
- €32.797 days
- €35.543 days
- €49.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 154 percent. The dearest point is €49.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.99Sun
- €29.49Mon
- €30.04Tue
- €28.94Wed
- €37.74Thu
- €28.94Fri
- €34.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €40.49Sept
- €28.39Oct
- €21.79Nov
- €22.89Dec
- €24.54Jan
- €21.79Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 179 km against 156 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Luzern, Legnano, Busto Arsizio, Zürich (Kreis 3). The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Lugano at 06:23 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lugano
Rail
- Mendrisio
- Lugano railway station
- Lugano LT railway station
Coach
- Lugano, Centro
- Lugano, Autosilo Balestra
Air
- LUG
Ferry
- Lugano Centrale
- Figino
Bern
Rail
- Bern Hauptbahnhof
- Bern Hbf
- Kerzers
Coach
- Bern Neufeld
- Bern, Hauptbahnhof
Air
- BRN
Landing at BRN after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from BRN into Bern?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bern costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SBB | €23.44 | 2h 3m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.50 | 83% |
| Taxes | €1.95 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €23.44 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Bern well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Bern
Most of the points near Bern Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Lugano to Bern
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Lugano to Bern?
The fastest journey from Lugano to Bern takes 2h 3m door to door, of which 1h 25m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 8m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Lugano to Bern?
The cheapest fare from Lugano to Bern is €23.44, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lugano to Bern?
The cheapest way from Lugano to Bern is by Train, at €28.39 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 9m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Lugano to Bern?
Fares from Lugano to Bern bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €19.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 154 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lugano to Bern?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lugano to Bern, at €28.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lugano to Bern?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lugano to Bern, at €21.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Lugano to Bern?
1 operators sell services from Lugano to Bern across 1 modes: SBB. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Lugano to Bern?
20 percent of the services we sell from Lugano to Bern are direct. The rest connect at Luzern, Legnano, Busto Arsizio, Zürich (Kreis 3), with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Lugano to Bern use?
Services from Lugano to Bern by Train leave from Mendrisio and arrive at Bern Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lugano to Bern?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Lugano to Bern allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lugano to Bern on 11 September 2026: 179 km of route against 156 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €23.44, and 2h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Bern are the half people leave until last.
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