There are 7 ways to get from Venice to Ascona by train, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain 8970 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
5h 25mCHF 69–175Train via Verona
cheapest- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
6h 41mCHF 31–92Drive 346.3 km
- Drive from Venice to Asconacar 346.3 km
4h 2mCHF 56–81Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VCE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 21mCHF 64–278Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
5h 25mCHF 80–141Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VCE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
8h 2mCHF 94–225Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
6h 36mCHF 135–323
Venice to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to train via Verona which costs SFr 30 - SFr 95 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 85.
The distance between Venice and Ascona is 380 km. The road distance is 346.3 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Ascona without a car is to train via Milan which takes 5h 25m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Venice to Ascona, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Ascona is 346 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Venice to Ascona.
There are 3045+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Ascona, Scuole via Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 5h 25m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–420
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- 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 45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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/
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 Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- 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
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 29–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
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