There are 11 ways to get from Vienna to Ascona by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)VIE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
6h 44mCHF 44–226Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Verona Porta Nuova89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
13h 37mCHF 60–208Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN456 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano076 / ...
14h 43mCHF 231–329Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Milano P.GaribaldiNj
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LocarnoRe80
14h 36mCHF 77–269Fly Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
7h 21mCHF 49–179Fly Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
6h 50mCHF 138–322Fly Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)VIE - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
7h 19mCHF 61–252Fly Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
8h 27mCHF 362–544Bus to Bratislava Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)BTS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
9h 3mCHF 50–257Night train, train via Zurich
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBNj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LocarnoIr46
17h 23mCHF 271–480Drive 809.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Ascona809.8 km
8h 9mCHF 132–191
Vienna to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 180 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 6h 44m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 230.
The distance between Vienna and Ascona is 793 km. The road distance is 809.8 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Vienna to Ascona, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ascona is to train which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 330 and takes 14h 43m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Ascona is 810 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Vienna to Ascona.
There are 2709+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Ascona, Scuole via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Verona Porta Nuova, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 13h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ascona via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Lugano in around 14h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–150
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–480
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
- 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 19–23
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
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 Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- 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/
Train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–260
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–170
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 65–85
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–22
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- 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 10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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