There are 14 ways to get from London to Ascona by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry
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Train via Strasbourg
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
11h 27mCHF 179–489Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus RegioJet 10
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 4mCHF 63–111Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Asconacar
12h 7mFly London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LHR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 19mCHF 111–311Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
12h 41mBus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBBbus 099
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
24h 18mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Asconacar
13h 14mCHF 186–279Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LGW - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 22mCHF 67–269Fly London City Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 4mCHF 121–341Fly London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 41mCHF 71–200Train to Luton Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LTN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 37mCHF 65–180Fly London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LCY - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 50mCHF 72–270Fly London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 4mCHF 120–286Fly London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LHR - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 45mCHF 91–295
London to Ascona by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 120 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 350.
The distance between London and Ascona is 1284 km.
The best way to get from London to Ascona without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 11h 27m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 490.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from London to Ascona, including transfers.
The best way to get from London to Ascona is to train via Strasbourg which takes 11h 27m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 120 and takes 21h 4m.
Ascona is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 7:35 PM in London and 8:35 PM in Ascona.
There are 2756+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between London, England and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Ascona, Scuole via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Ascona, Centro via Brussels - Midi Train Station, Lugano, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 21h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–80
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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 Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–22
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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