There are 9 ways to get from Ljubljana to Ascona by bus, train, car, plane, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 9mCHF 53–140Drive 549.4 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Ascona549.4 km
6h 5mCHF 89–128Fly Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)LJU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
8h 9mCHF 95–268Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LocarnoRe80
9h 6mCHF 57–639Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Trieste CentraleEc
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
10h 13mCHF 63–137Fly Ljubljana to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
6h 45mCHF 154–354Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
7h 23mCHF 111–326Fly Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)LJU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
9h 26mCHF 130–311Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)ZAG - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 36mCHF 73–415
Ljubljana to Ascona by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Ascona is to bus and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 140 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Ascona is to drive which takes 6h 5m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
The distance between Ljubljana and Ascona is 626 km. The road distance is 549.4 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Ascona without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 9m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Ljubljana to Ascona, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Ascona is 549 km. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Ljubljana to Ascona.
There are 2666+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ljubljana to Ascona, Scuole via Trieste Centrale, Venezia Mestre, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 10h 13m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–25
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- info@drd.si
- Website
- drd.si
Bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- https://www.drd.si/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 48–650
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- CHF 48–52
- Private
- CHF 350–650
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- CHF 28–30
- Private
- CHF 65–130
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–210
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- CHF 29–34
- Private
- CHF 110–210
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