There are 10 ways to get from Montpellier to Ascona by train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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 26mCHF 89–224Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Turinbus 740
- Take the bus from Turin to Milanbus 467 / ...
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Luganotrain
15h 23mCHF 41–132Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus 076 / ...
12h 48mCHF 211–327Drive 628.9 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Asconacar 628.9 km
8h 15mCHF 102–147Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MPL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 39mCHF 108–311Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
11h 42mCHF 134–269Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- 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
8h 6mCHF 81–215Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MPL - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
9h 56mCHF 111–352Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MPL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
6h 55mCHF 188–507Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MRS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 50mCHF 79–241
Montpellier to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 550.
The distance between Montpellier and Ascona is 873 km. The road distance is 628.9 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 10h 26m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Montpellier to Ascona, including transfers.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to train which takes 10h 26m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 210 - SFr 330 and takes 12h 48m.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Ascona is 629 km. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Montpellier to Ascona.
There are 2470+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Ascona, Scuole via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 10h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Ascona via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Lugano in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–650
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- 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 Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–20
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Montpellier to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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