There are 7 ways to get from Trieste to Ascona by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 30mCHF 52–110Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Verona - Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9h 51mCHF 32–51Drive 485.7 km
- Drive from Trieste to Asconacar 485.7 km
5h 20mCHF 78–112Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 37mCHF 63–314Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bellinzonatrain Ec
7h 49mCHF 91–180Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 33mCHF 169–570Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 15mCHF 270–677
Trieste to Ascona by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Ascona is to bus and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Ascona is to drive which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
The distance between Trieste and Ascona is 516 km. The road distance is 485.7 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Ascona without a car is to train via Milan which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Trieste to Ascona, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Ascona is 486 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Trieste to Ascona.
There are 3010+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Ascona, Scuole via Venezia Mestre, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 7h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- 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/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- 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 Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Verona - Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29
- Private
- CHF 126
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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