There are 8 ways to get from Marseille to Ascona by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
10h 2mCHF 122–239Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turinbus 404
- Take the bus from Turin Train Station Lingotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Luganotrain S50
13h 8mCHF 41–89Drive 551.6 km
- Drive from Marseille to Asconacar 551.6 km
6h 40mCHF 86–124Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 41mCHF 64–188Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
10h 23mCHF 104–271Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchiobus 35
13h 46mCHF 46–92Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 11mCHF 123–294Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MRS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 24mCHF 52–225
Marseille to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 95 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Ascona is to drive which takes 6h 40m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at Ascona, Via Medere via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto, Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2, Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio and Brissago, Posta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Marseille and Ascona is 903 km. The road distance is 551.6 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 10h 2m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Marseille to Ascona, including transfers.
Marseille to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Ascona is to train which takes 10h 2m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 95 and takes 13h 46m.
Marseille to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Ascona is 552 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Marseille to Ascona.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Ascona, Centro via Genève, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 10h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Ascona, Via Medere via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, lotto m1 m5, Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto, Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2, Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2, Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio, and Brissago, Posta in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- 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 19–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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 Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- 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 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin Train Station Lingotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Turin Train Station Lingotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Milan Piazzale Lorenzo Lotto to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +39 0322 863117
- info@safduemila.com
- Website
- safduemila.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.safduemila.com/
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