There are 8 ways to get from Venice to Olten by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Oltentrain Ic21 / ...
7h 13mCHF 114–203Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
4h 46mCHF 66–212Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus 076 / ...
- Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Olten Gosgerstrassebus
9h 47mDrive 531.3 km
- Drive from Venice to Oltencar 531.3 km
5h 51mCHF 84–120Train 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 Arth-Goldau to Oltentrain Ec
7h 45mCHF 85–252Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
10h 14mCHF 107–171Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 57mCHF 93–244Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, 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 Oltentrain
6h 31mCHF 103–279
Venice to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Olten is to drive which costs SFr 80 - SFr 120 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 46m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Olten. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at Olten Gosgerstrasse via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Olten. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Olten via Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 13m.
The distance between Venice and Olten is 552 km. The road distance is 531.3 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Olten without a car is to train which takes 7h 13m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Venice to Olten, including transfers.
Venice to Olten bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Olten train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Olten is to train which takes 7h 13m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 47m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Olten via Arth-Goldau in around 7h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Olten Gosgerstrasse via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Lugano, and Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani in around 9h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–140
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–30
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 Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- +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 Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–21
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Olten Gosgerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Venice to Olten bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Venice to Olten train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Olten is 531 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Venice to Olten.
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