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 30mCHF 119–309Bus, train via Turin
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Turinbus 740
- Take the bus from Turin to Milanbus 467 / ...
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain S50
13h 33mCHF 49–115Drive 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
9h 10mCHF 107–371Train 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 48mCHF 184–555Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Comobus
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Riazzinotrain
14h 11mCHF 51–144Train 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 7mCHF 79–310Train 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 55mCHF 74–240Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 27mCHF 150–355Fly 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 178–446
Montpellier to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to bus and train via Turin which costs SFr 45 - SFr 120 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 450.
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 30m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Montpellier to Ascona, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Ascona is 629 km. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Montpellier to Ascona.
There are 3037+ 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 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–700
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- 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 35–60
- 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 30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- 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 16–28
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- 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 Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 50–90
- 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 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Riazzino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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 45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- 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 Como S. Giovanni to Riazzino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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