There are 7 ways to get from Venice to Ascona by train, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain 8970 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re 80
5h 21mCHF 50–65Drive 346.3 km
- Drive from Venice to Asconacar 346.3 km
4h 2mCHF 55–79Fly 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 31mCHF 64–185Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
5h 25mCHF 86–144Train via Ascona, Centro
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Milano Centraletrain 8980 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
5h 39mCHF 78–126Fly 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 22mCHF 89–215Fly 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 142–346
Venice to Ascona by train and bus (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to train via Milan which costs SFr 50 - SFr 65 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 80.
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 21m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 65.
It takes approximately 5h 21m 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 2889+ 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 21m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- 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 40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 40–55
- Smart Flex
- CHF 40–55
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 40–55
- Smart Flex
- CHF 40–55
- 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 7–9
- 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/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- 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
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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