There are 7 ways to get from Venice to Mels by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostationbus 171
8h 23mCHF 85–142Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Milanbus FlixBus 405 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Chur station train stationbus FlixBus 076 / ...
10h 20mCHF 27–61Drive 440.8 km
- Drive from Venice to Melscar 440.8 km
5h 19mCHF 69–100Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücketrain
5h 50mCHF 119–270Train via Milan
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to Melstrain S17
8h 50mCHF 86–232Train
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sarganstrain Rjx / ...
8h 55mCHF 88–111Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücketrain
7h 25mCHF 123–287
Venice to Mels by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Mels is to bus which costs SFr 27 - SFr 65 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Mels is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Mels. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Mels via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau and Rapperswil SG. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
The distance between Venice and Mels is 509 km. The road distance is 440.8 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Mels without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 23m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Venice to Mels, including transfers.
Venice to Mels train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Mels is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs SFr 27 - SFr 65. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 240 and takes 8h 50m.
Venice to Mels train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Mels is 441 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Venice to Mels.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Mels, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Venezia to Mels, Verrucano via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Venice Mestre, Milan, Chur station train station, Chur, Sargans, and Sargans, Bahnhof in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Mels via Milano Centrale, Arth-Goldau, and Rapperswil SG in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- 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 Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–31
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rapperswil SG to Mels
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Rapperswil SG to Mels
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 28–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venice Mestre to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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