There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Ascona by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BellinzonaIc2 / ...
6h 46mCHF 58–121Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bellinzona076
7h 36mCHF 36–49Drive 411.6 km
- Drive from Munich to Ascona411.6 km
4h 15mCHF 67–96Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
5h 43mCHF 138–317Bus via Splügen, Dorf
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Splügen076
- Take the bus from Splügen, Dorf to Bellinzona, Stazione171
9h 14mCHF 38–54Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
6h 42mCHF 59–206Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
7h 14mCHF 84–249Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
7h 13mCHF 130–344
Munich to Ascona by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 50 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Ascona is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Splügen, Dorf, Bellinzona, Stazione and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
The distance between Munich and Ascona is 482 km. The road distance is 411.6 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Ascona without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Munich to Ascona, including transfers.
Munich to Ascona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Ascona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Splügen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Ascona is 412 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Munich to Ascona.
There are 2660+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Ascona, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Bellinzona once daily. Tickets cost CHF 21–35 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- 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 Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Splügen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Splügen, Dorf to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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