There are 11 ways to get from Berlin to Ascona by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 15mCHF 58–177Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BER - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 41mCHF 48–207Train via Bellinzona
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ic21 / ...
12h 24mCHF 144–199Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Milanbus N95
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchiobus 35
21h 41mCHF 93–146Night train, train
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Rotkreuz to Locarnotrain Ic / ...
16h 17mCHF 132–375Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 5mCHF 106–258Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BER - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 59mCHF 51–239Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 37mCHF 72–206Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain Ir26
13hDrive 933 km
- Drive from Berlin to Asconacar 933 km
9h 3mCHF 147–212Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Asconacar
10h 17mCHF 193–267
Berlin to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 180 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Ascona, Via Medere via Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1, Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio and Brissago, Posta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 41m.
The distance between Berlin and Ascona is 970 km. The road distance is 933 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Ascona without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 12h 24m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Berlin to Ascona, including transfers.
Berlin to Ascona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Ascona is to train via Bellinzona which takes 12h 24m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 150 and takes 21h 41m.
Berlin to Ascona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Ascona is 933 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Berlin to Ascona.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Ascona, Scuole via S Spandau Bhf, Basel SBB, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Ascona, Via Medere via Milan, Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1, Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio, and Brissago, Posta in around 21h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rotkreuz to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 230–250
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 65–85
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0322 863117
- info@safduemila.com
- Website
- safduemila.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–22
- Website
- https://www.safduemila.com/
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