There are 12 ways to get from Zagreb to Ascona by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to LjubljanaEc / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
11h 36mCHF 62–151Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Brescia
- Take the train from Brescia to Milano CentraleR4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
12h 52mCHF 33–84Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Bellinzona
11h 49mCHF 124–129Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to SargansEn
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione171
17h 12mCHF 61–219Drive 685 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Ascona685 km
7h 25mCHF 110–159Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to LjubljanaEc / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Trieste CentraleEc
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
13h 54mCHF 79–139Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZAG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
9h 4mCHF 70–215Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
7h 15mCHF 129–291Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)ZAG - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
7h 14mCHF 43–201Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)ZAG - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
9h 56mCHF 105–258Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)ZAG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
8h 50mCHF 76–323Shuttle, shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Višnja Gora
- Take a shuttle bus from Višnja Gora to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
9h 27mCHF 137–550
Zagreb to Ascona by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Ascona is to bus and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 85 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 14m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Bellinzona, Stazione and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Zagreb and Ascona is 767 km. The road distance is 685 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ascona without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 36m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Zagreb to Ascona, including transfers.
Zagreb to Ascona bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zagreb station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ascona is to bus which takes 11h 49m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 13h 54m.
Zagreb to Ascona bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Ascona is 685 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Zagreb to Ascona.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Ascona, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zagreb to Bellinzona 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 116 and the journey takes 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ascona, Scuole via Ljubljana, Trieste Centrale, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 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 Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- 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/
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- info@drd.si
- Website
- drd.si
Bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- https://www.drd.si/
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zagreb to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 116
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zagreb to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Višnja Gora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- CHF 27–32
- Private
- CHF 85–160
Shuttle from Višnja Gora to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- CHF 30–40
- Private
- CHF 110–210
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