Distance from Lugano to Basel (Switzerland)

The distance between Lugano, Ticino and Basel, Basel-City is 202 kilometers (126 miles).

Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

From Lugano to Basel, the straight-line distance is 202 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Lugano at 284 meters above sea level and Basel at 279 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Walk 1-2 days
Bicycle 16-18 hours
Motorcycle 6-8 hours
Car 4-5 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Lugano, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 46.0101° N 8.96° E

Elevation: 284 m (932 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Lugano Airport (LUG)
  • Locarno Airport (ZJI)
  • Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)
  • Milano Linate Airport (LIN)
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)
Basel, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 47.5584° N 7.5733° E

Elevation: 279 m (915 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)
  • Grenchen Airport (ZHI)
  • Fontaine Airport (BOR)
  • Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR)
  • Bern Airport (BRN)

Other distances from Lugano

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lugano to Bern 156 km
From Lugano to Zürich 154 km
From Lugano to Basel 202 km
From Lugano to Lausanne 188 km
From Lugano to Winterthur 167 km

Other distances from Basel

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Basel to Bern 69 km
From Basel to Zürich 77 km
From Basel to Lausanne 136 km
From Basel to Winterthur 87 km
From Basel to Genève 186 km

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Buenos Aires, Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay 203 km
Columbus, United States Cleveland, United States 203 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Córdoba, Spain 201 km
Medellín, Colombia Ibagué, Colombia 204 km
San Jose, United States Fresno, United States 200 km
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Washington, United States Philadelphia, United States 199 km
London, United Kingdom Newport, United Kingdom 199 km
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Reynosa, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 205 km
Morelia, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 206 km
Barcelona, Spain Palma, Spain 206 km
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