There are 6 ways to get from Ferrara to Locarno by train (Trenitalia), car, train, plane, or bus
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 27mCHF 64–172Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
5h 19mCHF 30–71Drive 319.3 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Locarnocar 319.3 km
4h 16mCHF 51–74Train, 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 27mCHF 47–247Train, 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
7h 57mCHF 87–224Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
6h 47mCHF 123–332
Ferrara to Locarno by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Locarno is to bus and train which costs SFr 29 - SFr 75 and takes 5h 19m.
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 27m.
The distance between Ferrara and Locarno is 371 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 27m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Ferrara to Locarno, including transfers.
Ferrara to Locarno train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
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.
There are 2807+ hotels available in 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 27m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- 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 5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- 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 19–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- 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/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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
- 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
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