There are 7 ways to get from Novara to Olten by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train via Bellinzona
best- Take the train from Busto Arsizio Nord to Bellinzonatrain S50
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Oltentrain Ic21 / ...
5h 39mCHF 47–189Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N474
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
7h 54mCHF 39–63Drive 306.6 km
- Drive from Novara to Oltencar 306.6 km
3h 39mCHF 50–71Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 8mCHF 91–260Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Centraletrain 2015 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Oltentrain Ec
5h 58mCHF 61–120Fly Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Basel (BSL)plane MXP - BSL
6h 57mCHF 82–230Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Dateotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Basel (BSL)plane LIN - BSL
7h 12mCHF 107–332
Novara to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novara to Olten is to bus and train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Novara to Olten is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Novara to Olten. However, there are services departing from Novara Nord and arriving at Olten via Busto Arsizio Nord and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Novara and Olten is 304 km. The road distance is 306.6 km.
The best way to get from Novara to Olten without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 5h 39m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Novara to Olten, including transfers.
Novara to Olten train services, operated by Trenord, depart from Busto Arsizio Nord station.
The best way to get from Novara to Olten is to train via Bellinzona which takes 5h 39m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 6h 57m.
Novara to Olten train services, operated by Trenord, arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novara to Olten is 307 km. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Novara to Olten.
What companies run services between Novara, Italy and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Novara Nord to Olten via Busto Arsizio Nord and Bellinzona in around 5h 39m. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–470
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Busto Arsizio Nord to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Novara to Milano Dateo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
Train from Milano Centrale to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Novara to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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