There are 6 ways to get from Venice to Ascona by train, taxi, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to ParmaIc
- Take the train from Parma to Borgo Val Di TaroRe
- Take the taxi from Borgo Val Di Taro to Ascona
6h 10m€151–467Drive 328 km
cheapest- Drive from Venice to Ascona328 km
3h 59m€51–74Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Bologna Centrale482 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Voghera-P.le Guglielmo Marconi FS
- Take the bus from Varzi to Ottone
10h 24m€135–184Night train, taxi
- Take the night train from Padova to S.Margherita L.-PortNj
- Take the taxi from S.Margherita L.-Port to Ascona
7h 50m€204–507Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to VogheraIc
- Take the bus from Varzi to Ottone
7h 59m€135–198Fly, drive
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)VCE - GOA
- Drive from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Ascona
6h 3m€87–249
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Ascona is to drive which takes 3h 59m and costs €50 - €75.
The distance between Venice and Ascona is 360 km. The road distance is 328 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Ascona without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 10m and costs €150 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Venice to Ascona, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Ascona is 328 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Venice to Ascona.
There are 187+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Ascona, Italy?
You can take a bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Ascona via Bologna Centrale, Voghera-P.le Guglielmo Marconi FS, Voghera, Varzi, and Ottone in around 10h 24m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Parma to Borgo Val Di Taro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €25–35
Night train from Padova to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Voghera-P.le Guglielmo Marconi FS
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0282900738
- autoguidovie@pec.it
- Website
- pavia.autoguidovie.it
Bus from Varzi to Ottone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- pavia.autoguidovie.it
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- €130–190
Taxi Santa Margherita Ligure
- Phone
- +39 340 473 3160
- Website
- city-airport-taxis.com
Taxi Gentile Saverio
- Phone
- +39 349 009 4270
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