There are 7 ways to get from Ferrara to Locarno by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
4h 25mCHF 37–77Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the bus from Bologna to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bellinzonabus
8h 18mCHF 29–57Drive 319.3 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Locarnocar 319.3 km
4h 16mCHF 51–73Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BLQ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 32mCHF 47–247Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
4h 27mCHF 59–167Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
6h 3mCHF 37–72Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BLQ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
8h 2mCHF 87–214
Ferrara to Locarno by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 28 - SFr 60 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Locarno is to drive which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Locarno via Bologna centrale and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 25m.
The distance between Ferrara and Locarno is 370 km. The road distance is 319.3 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Locarno without a car is to train which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 80.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Ferrara to Locarno, including transfers.
Ferrara to Locarno train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Locarno is to train which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 28 - SFr 60 and takes 8h 18m.
Ferrara to Locarno train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Locarno is 319 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Ferrara to Locarno.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ferrara to Locarno via Bologna centrale and Milano Centrale in around 4h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kennedy to Locarno, Debarcadero via Bologna, Milan, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 8h 18m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 3–5
- 1st Class
- CHF 5–7
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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