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
best- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain 8970 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
5h 23mCHF 39–61Drive 348 km
- Drive from Venice to Asconacar 348 km
4h 1mCHF 58–84Fly 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 25mCHF 59–238Train via Ascona, Scuole
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
5h 24mCHF 66–148Train #2 (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
5h 27mCHF 87–141Fly 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 4mCHF 114–235Fly 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 38mCHF 138–319
Venice to Ascona by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to drive which takes 4h 1m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 85.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Venezia Santa Lucia and arriving at Locarno via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 23m.
The distance between Venice and Ascona is 381 km. The road distance is 348 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 65.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Venice to Ascona, including transfers.
Venice to Ascona train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Venezia Santa Lucia station.
Venice to Ascona train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Ascona is 348 km. It takes approximately 4h 1m to drive from Venice to Ascona.
There are 3054+ 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, Centro via Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 5h 23m.
- 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 60–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
- 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 65–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- 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 60–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
- 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 100–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- 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 100–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
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