There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Ascona by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 35mCHF 73–221Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea to Locarno, Stazionebus Ev2
15h 5mCHF 45–110Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
11h 26mBus, train
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bernbus N506 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
13h 45mCHF 97–228Drive 792.2 km
- Drive from Brussels to Asconacar 792.2 km
8h 20mCHF 128–184Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
6h 31mCHF 122–287Fly Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 12mCHF 48–164Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CRL - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 8mCHF 56–228Fly Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
10h 13mCHF 175–362
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 6h 31m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Brussels - Midi Train Station and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Lugano, Gerra, Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
The distance between Brussels and Ascona is 792 km. The road distance is 792.2 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 11h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Brussels to Ascona, including transfers.
Brussels to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Brussels - Midi Train Station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Ascona is to train which takes 11h 26m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 15h 5m.
Brussels to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Ascona is 792 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Brussels to Ascona.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Ascona, Centro via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 11h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Ascona, Centro via Lugano, Lugano, Gerra, Lugano, Centro, Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea, Locarno, Stazione, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 15h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- 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 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- 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 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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 35–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea to Locarno, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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