There are 14 ways to get from Bristol to Ascona by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 27mCHF 46–142Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus
24h 54mCHF 95–141Train, night train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain
24h 27mCHF 320–928Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Asconacar
13h 48mFly Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 17mCHF 132–318Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LHR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
9h 3mCHF 145–370Fly Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BRS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 15mCHF 58–169Fly Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
10h 53mCHF 149–347Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LGW - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
9h 54mCHF 115–301Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 48mCHF 203–451Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LTN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
9h 37mCHF 118–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
26h 43mCHF 250–447Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Locarnotrain
27h 56mCHF 142–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Asconacar
14h 55mCHF 220–323
Bristol to Ascona by train, subway, night train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 150 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 17m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 320.
The distance between Bristol and Ascona is 1183 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Ascona without a car is to bus which takes 24h 54m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Bristol to Ascona, including transfers.
Ascona is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 4:07 PM in Bristol and 5:07 PM in Ascona.
There are 2889+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Ascona, Centro via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Lugano, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 24h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- 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 Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- 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
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- 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 Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- CHF 65–80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- CHF 45–60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- CHF 60–85
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- CHF 30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–280
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–170
- 1st Class
- CHF 240–400
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 110–160
- Comfort
- CHF 130–180
- Premium
- CHF 170–220
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- 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 Luzern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- CHF 16–23
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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