There are 10 ways to get from Montpellier to Ascona by train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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 33mCHF 124–308Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Turinbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Milanbus 467 / ...
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Luganotrain S50
13h 44mCHF 48–133Drive 628.9 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Asconacar 628.9 km
8h 15mCHF 103–148Fly 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 58mCHF 187–445Train 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 52mCHF 207–591Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Como Grandatebus 518
- Take the bus from Como Grandate to Bellinzona Stationbus
15h 27mCHF 56–123Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- 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 19mCHF 80–306Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 41mCHF 150–340Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MRS - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9h 13mCHF 73–224Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Basel (BSL)plane MPL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 22mCHF 94–499
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 45 - SFr 140 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 450.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier station to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Como Grandate, Bellinzona, Stazione and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Locarno via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
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 33m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Montpellier to Ascona, including transfers.
Montpellier to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Montpellier to Ascona train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to train which takes 10h 33m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 27m.
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 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Ascona, Centro via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Como Grandate, Bellinzona Station, Bellinzona, Stazione, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–420
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- 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 35–55
- 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 25–40
- 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 50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
- 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 5–8
- 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
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Website
- navitia.io
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
- 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 17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Como Grandate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Montpellier to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Como Grandate to Bellinzona Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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Montpellier to Ascona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Montpellier to Ascona train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Ascona is 629 km. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Montpellier to Ascona.
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