There are 5 ways to get from Varese to Madesimo by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Varese to Biascatrain Trenord / ...
- Drive from Biasca to Madesimocar
2h 55m€23–33Train, bus, line 561 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Varese to Bellinzonatrain S50
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Splügen, Dorfbus 171
- Take the bus from Splügen, Dorf to Madesimobus 561
5h 8m€12–18Train, line 214 bus, drive
- Take the train from Varese to Castionetrain S50
- Take the bus from Castione, Stazione to Mesocco, Castellobus 214
- Drive from Mesocco, Castello to Madesimocar
3h 11m€18–27Drive 124.4 km
- Drive from Varese to Madesimocar 124.4 km
2h 28m€22–31Train, bus
- Take the train from Varese to Luganotrain S50 / ...
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to Chiavenna, Stazionebus 631
- Take the bus from Chiavenna FS to Madesimobus A4
5h 43m€14–22
Varese to Madesimo by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varese to Madesimo is to train and bus and line 561 bus which costs €12 - €19 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Varese to Madesimo is to drive which takes 2h 28m and costs €21 - €35.
The distance between Varese and Madesimo is 179 km. The road distance is 124.4 km.
The best way to get from Varese to Madesimo without a car is to train and bus and line 561 bus which takes 5h 8m and costs €12 - €19.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Varese to Madesimo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Varese to Madesimo is 124 km. It takes approximately 2h 28m to drive from Varese to Madesimo.
There are 377+ hotels available in Madesimo.
What companies run services between Varese, Italy and Madesimo, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Varese to Madesimo. However, you can take the train to Biasca then drive to Madesimo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Varese to Madesimo via Castione, Castione, Stazione, and Mesocco, Castello in around 3h 11m.
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Varese to Biasca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Castione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Castione, Stazione to Mesocco, Castello
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Splügen, Dorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Splügen, Dorf to Madesimo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to Chiavenna, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Chiavenna FS to Madesimo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +39 0342 511212
- info@stps.it
- Website
- stps.it
Bus from Chiavenna FS to Madesimo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- stps.it
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