There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Ascona by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DXB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
12h 7mCHF 131–381Fly Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SHJ - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
14h 32mCHF 118–346Fly Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DXB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
12h 22mCHF 207–386Fly Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DXB - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
13h 5mCHF 134–381Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AUH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
13h 57mCHF 148–519Fly Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DXB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
15h 58mCHF 283–1,256Fly Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DWC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
14h 42mCHF 152–524
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 130 - SFr 390 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 12h 7m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 390.
The distance between Dubai and Ascona is 4839 km.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Dubai to Ascona, including transfers.
Ascona is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 11:51 AM in Dubai and 8:51 AM in Ascona.
There are 3019+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Ascona, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Ascona. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, take the train to Locarno, walk to Locarno, Piazza Stazione, then take the line 1 bus to Ascona, Centro. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Bellinzona, take the train to Locarno, walk to Locarno, Piazza Stazione, then take the line 1 bus to Ascona, Centro.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–420
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–320
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–420
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–320
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–410
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–490
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
- 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 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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