There are 10 ways to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Como Borghi to Saronno
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)MXP - BER
5h 32m€61–239Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LIN - BER
5h 59m€51–234Train
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-GoldauEc
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBEc
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf11 / ...
12h 52m€116–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from Como Piazzale San Gottardo to Praha, Hlavní NádražíRegioJet 22
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin HbfRj
19h 6m€72–163Train, night train
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin SuedkreuzNj
14h 40m€121–377Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BGY - BER
6h 10m€72–273Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)ZRH - BER
7h 1m€115–290Bus
- Take the bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Malpensa Airport - Milanflibco
- Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN95
19h 43m€65–156Drive 965.7 km
- Drive from Como to Checkpoint Charlie965.7 km
9h 14m€149–215Drive, car train
- Drive from Como to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Checkpoint Charlie
10h 48m€204–280
Como to Checkpoint Charlie by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie is to bus and train which costs €70 - €170 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €60 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Como to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Como P.le S. Gottardo and arriving at U Stadtmitte via Malpensa Airport - Milan, S Messe Nord and S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Como to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Como S. Giovanni and arriving at S Anhalter Bahnhof via Arth-Goldau, Basel SBB, Frankfurt and S Südkreuz Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
The distance between Como and Checkpoint Charlie is 904 km. The road distance is 965.7 km.
The best way to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie without a car is to train which takes 12h 52m and costs €110 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie, including transfers.
Como to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by Flibco, depart from Como P.le S. Gottardo station.
Como to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Como S. Giovanni station.
The best way to get from Como to Checkpoint Charlie is to train which takes 12h 52m and costs €110 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 19h 43m.
What companies run services between Como, Italy and Checkpoint Charlie, Germany?
You can take a train from Como S. Giovanni to Checkpoint Charlie via Arth-Goldau, Basel SBB, Frankfurt, S Südkreuz Bhf, and S Anhalter Bahnhof in around 12h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Checkpoint Charlie via Malpensa Airport - Milan, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, S Messe Nord, S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, and U Stadtmitte in around 19h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como Borghi to Saronno
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–85
- 2nd Class
- €40–55
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €18–26
- 2nd Class
- €22–30
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €35–45
- Business
- €37–41
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Como Piazzale San Gottardo to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Como to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by Flibco, arrive at Malpensa Airport - Milan station.
Como to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Como to Checkpoint Charlie is 966 km. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Como to Checkpoint Charlie.
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