There are 11 ways to get from Locarno to Positano by train, ferry, bus, car, plane, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
9h 19m€165–392Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane MXP - QSR
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
8h 53m€52–327Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Salernobus
13h 12mDrive 920.4 km
- Drive from Locarno to Positanocar 920.4 km
9h€159–230Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MXP - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 59m€64–330Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain Re80
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
9h 32m€126–359Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain Re80
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napolitrain 9967 / ...
9h 48m€146–329Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane LIN - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
7h 1m€95–262Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BGY - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
7h 35m€115–362Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane TRN - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
8h 34m€135–406Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
8h 33m€156–397
Locarno to Positano by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Positano is to train and fly and ferry which costs €50 - €330 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Positano is to train and fly and ferry which takes 6h 59m and costs €60 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Positano. However, there are services departing from Locarno, Debarcadero and arriving at Positano Sponda via Bellinzona, Vietri sul Mare and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Positano. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Meta via Milano Centrale and Napoli P. Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 32m.
The distance between Locarno and Positano is 938 km. The road distance is 920.4 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Positano without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 19m and costs €160 - €400.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Locarno to Positano, including transfers.
Locarno to Positano bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Bellinzona station.
Locarno to Positano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Locarno station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Positano is to bus which takes 13h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €360 and takes 9h 32m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Positano, Italy?
Onebus operates a bus from Bellinzona to Salerno once a week, and the journey takes 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Locarno to Positano Chiesa Nuova via Milano Centrale, Napoli Centrale, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Meta, and Meta in around 9h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Naples Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–90
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–130
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bellinzona to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Positano bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Salerno station.
Locarno to Positano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Positano is 920 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Locarno to Positano.
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