There are 10 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 via Milan
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 28mCHF 53–140Drive 549.4 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Ascona549.4 km
6h 5mCHF 88–127Fly 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 94–268Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LocarnoRe 80
9h 25mCHF 57–638Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)402 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to BellinzonaEc
10h 28mCHF 91–162Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia MestreRj / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
10h 58mCHF 63–180Fly 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 153–364Shuttle 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 111–326Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
8h 37mCHF 154–494Shuttle 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 55mCHF 72–404
Ljubljana to Ascona by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Ascona is to bus and train via Milan which costs SFr 50 - SFr 140 and takes 8h 28m.
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 via Milan which takes 8h 28m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 8h 28m 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 2669+ 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 Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 10h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- 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
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- 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
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
- 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
- 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 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
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–16
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–10
- Regional Train Ticket
- CHF 9–11
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 14–16
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–50
- 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
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 48–52
- Private
- CHF 350–650
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 27–30
- Private
- CHF 65–130
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–210
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29–34
- Private
- CHF 110–210
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–27
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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