There are 9 ways to get from Olten to Italy by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
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Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
best- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
3h 43m€97–263Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurigo to Romabus Zurigo - Napoli / ...
16h 40m€69–125Train
- Take the train from Olten to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
7h 55m€174–461Drive 864.6 km
- Drive from Olten to Romecar 864.6 km
8h 27m€149–215Train, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
4h 21m€125–349Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
4h 8m€103–327Train, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
4h 55m€98–294Train via Arth
- Take the train from Olten to Arth-Goldautrain
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
8h 13m€135–457Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Olten to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
10h 52m€152–266
Olten to Italy by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olten to Italy is to train and bus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Olten to Italy is to train and fly which takes 3h 43m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Olten to Italy. However, there are services departing from Olten and arriving at Roma Termini via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
The distance between Olten and Italy is 316 km. The road distance is 864.6 km.
The best way to get from Olten to Italy without a car is to train which takes 7h 55m and costs €170 - €470.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Olten to Italy, including transfers.
Olten to Italy train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Olten station.
Olten to Italy train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olten to Italy is 865 km. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Olten to Italy.
Book your Olten to Italy train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Italy?
You can take a train from Olten to Roma Termini via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 7h 55m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurigo to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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