There are 5 ways to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from St. Gallen to Arth-GoldauVae
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to BellinzonaIc2 / ...
3h 42mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo CianiRegioJet 22
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea to Locarno, StazioneEv2
7h 6mCHF 25–42Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to ChurIr13
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione171
5h 56mDrive 230.1 km
- Drive from Sankt Gallen to Ascona230.1 km
2h 55mCHF 38–55Train, fly
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
5h 53mCHF 77–245
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona is to drive which takes 2h 55m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
No, there is no direct bus from Sankt Gallen to Ascona. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Lugano, Gerra, Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Sankt Gallen and Ascona is 231 km. The road distance is 230.1 km.
The best way to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona, including transfers.
Sankt Gallen to Ascona bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse station.
The best way to get from Sankt Gallen to Ascona is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 7h 6m.
Sankt Gallen to Ascona bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sankt Gallen to Ascona is 230 km. It takes approximately 2h 55m to drive from Sankt Gallen to Ascona.
What companies run services between Sankt Gallen, Switzerland and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from St. Gallen to Ascona, Scuole via Arth-Goldau, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 3h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Ascona, Centro via Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani, Lugano, Gerra, Lugano, Centro, Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea, Locarno, Stazione, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 7h 6m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Lugano, Stazione/Via Basilea to Locarno, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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