BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM MALPENSA AIRPORT VIA LECCO
Trin 1– Milano Malpensa / Milan Central Station
- 1a–"Express Malpensa"is a train that departs from Terminal 1 Malpensa (below the ground floor/arrival hall) to Milan Central Station. Buy a ticket to Varenna. There are two different tickets, one from Malpensa to Milano Centrale and one from Milano Centrale to Varenna. Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: approximately every hour.
Travel time from Malpensa to the center of Milan: 54 minutes.
Ticket price: approximately €20.00 per person. - 1b–Autostradale bus from Malpensa to Milan Central Station
Frequency: every 20 minutes.
Travel time: 60 minutes. Ticket price: €10.00.
Ticket sales on board or online:www.autostradale.it.
Information: +39.02.717.106
Trin 2 –Milan / Varenna Central Station:
By train to Varenna (on the east coast, opposite Bellagio). *Note: Train destinations are listed, not intermediate stops. For trains to Lecco and Varenna, this is the final destination Sondrio between Tirano.Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: Trains from Milan to Lecco and Varenna approximately 1 hour.
Travel time: approx. 1 hour 5 minutes.
Ticket price: €7.10 2nd class per person.
Trin 3–Varenna/Bellagio:
From Varenna to Bellagio: Leave the station and take a taxi to the marina (approx. €10) or turn left and walk down the stairs to the road below. To avoid the stairs, you can follow the main road. Turn right until you reach a crossroads (there is a bar on the right). Turn left and cross the street - you are now on the main road. Immediately take the exit to the right and head towards the lake. At the bottom turn left and you will see the boat ticket office on your right. This takes a maximum of 10 minutes. on foot.
From Varenna to Bellagio you can choose between a water ferry or a car ferry - the trip takes 15 minutes, the only difference is a different arrival point in Bellagio. The Bellagio Ferry and Boat Pier are a 5-minute walk from each other, right in the center of the historic part of town.
Car ferry frequency: approximately every hour.
Flight frequency: less often.
Travel time: 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.60 per person.
If your destination is on the route Lecco - Bellagio or in one of the eastern villages of Bellagio, you can take the bus from the city of Lecco, which departs from the train station. We recommend asking the host for more information about the destination.
Mere information:www.lineelecco.it.
Bus tickets can be bought at a kiosk at the railway station.
Unfortunately, the service is not very frequent: approximately every few hours.
The trip takes approximately 45 minutes:
Ticket price: €3.10 per person
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM MALPENSA AIRPORT VIA COMO
Trin 1– Mediolan Malpensa / Saronno
Milan Malpensa / Milan Cadorna
The "Malpensa Express" is a train that departs from Terminal 1 Malpensa (below the ground floor/arrival hall) to Saronno or Milano Cadorna. Buy a ticket to Como Lago. There are two different tickets, one from Malpensa to Saronno or Milano Cadorna and one from Saronno or Milano Cadorna to Como Lago. Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: approximately every hour.
Travel time from Malpensa to Saronno: 17 minutes.
Travel time from Malpensa to Milan Cadorna: 38 minutes.
Ticket price: approximately €18.00 per
Trin 2–Saronno – Mediolan Cadorna / ComoNorth Sea
Change to SARONNO or MILANO CADORNA to Como Lago Nord. Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: Replacement train to Como approximately every half hour.
Travel time from Saronno to Como: 39 minutes.
Travel time from Milan Cadorna to Como: 60 minutes.
Trin 3–Como/Bellagio
There are several options to reach Bellagio from Como Lago Nord train station:
- 3a–C30 bus(easiest and cheapest)
Buses run right in front of the train station. Take the exit towards the lake and you will find the bus stop on your left.
Tickets at the ticket office at the bus station.
Frequency: approximately every hour.
Travel time to Bellagio: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.10.
The bus stop in Bellagio is located on the shore of the lake, between the Villa Melzi garden and the car ferry terminal.
- 3b–Boat or hydrofoil boat: (hydrofoil boat is the fastest means of transport across the lake)
5 minute walk to the lake shore and boat ticket (cross the road to the lake opposite the station and turn left). Tickets must be purchased before boarding.
- Hydrofoil:
Frequency: every two hours. They are more common at lunchtime and early evening
Travel time: 45/50 minutes.
Ticket price: €14.80 per person.
- Start:
Frequency: irregular service.
Travel time: 2 hours.
Ticket price: €10.40 per person.
- 3c–Taxa:
You can book a taxi at Bellagio and the driver will be waiting for you on the arrival platform at the station.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM LINATE AIRPORT:
Trin 1–Autostradale bus from Malpensa to Milan Central Station
Frequency: every 20 minutes.
Travel time: 60 minutes.
Ticket price: €10.00.
Ticket sales on board or onlinewww.autostradale.it.
Information: +39.02.717.106.
Trin 2 –Milan / Varenna Central Station:
By train to Varenna (on the east coast, opposite Bellagio). *Note: Train destinations are listed, not intermediate stops. For trains to Lecco and Varenna, this is the final destination Sondrio between Tirano.Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: Trains from Milan to Lecco and Varenna approximately 1 hour.
Travel time: approx. 1 hour 5 minutes.
Ticket price: €7.10 2nd class per person.
Trin 3–Varenna/Bellagio:
From Varenna to Bellagio: Leave the station and take a taxi to the marina (approx. €10) or turn left and walk down the stairs to the road below. To avoid the stairs, you can follow the main road. Turn right until you reach a crossroads (there is a bar on the right). Turn left and cross the street - you are now on the main road. Immediately take the exit to the right and head towards the lake. At the bottom turn left and you will see the boat ticket office on your right. This takes a maximum of 10 minutes. on foot.
From Varenna to Bellagio you can choose between a water ferry or a car ferry - the trip takes 15 minutes, the only difference is a different arrival point in Bellagio. The Bellagio Ferry and Boat Pier are a 5-minute walk from each other, right in the center of the historic part of town.
Car ferry frequency: approximately every hour.
Flight frequency: less often.
Travel time: 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.60 per person.
If your destination is on the route Lecco - Bellagio or in one of the eastern villages of Bellagio, you can take the bus from the city of Lecco, which departs from the train station. We recommend asking the host for more information about the destination.
Mere information:www.lineelecco.it.
Bus tickets can be bought at a kiosk at the railway station.
Unfortunately, the service is not very frequent: approximately every few hours.
The trip takes approximately 45 minutes:
Ticket price: €3.10 per person.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT, Bergamo:
Trin 1–Bergamo Airport/Bergamo Train Station
Shuttle buses to Bergamo Station run outside the arrivals terminal. Tickets can be purchased from the Bergamo tourist office in the terminal, the kiosk and the ticket machine. The bus stops at the train station.
Frequency: every 20 minutes
Travel time: 15/20 minutes.
Ticket price: €2.60.
Trin 2–Bergamostation/Lecco station
From Bergamo train station take the train to Lecco. Buy a ticket directly to Varenna.
Frequency: approximately every hour.
Travel time: 40 minutes. Ticket price: €5.80 per person.
Trin 3– Lecco/Varenna
Change to the train to Varenna (on the east coast, opposite Bellagio). *Note: Train destinations are listed, not intermediate stops. For trains to Lecco and Varenna, this is the final destination Sondrio between Tirano.
Frequency: Train from Lecco to Varenna approx. 1 hour.
Trin 4–Varenna/Bellagio:
From Varenna to Bellagio: Leave the station and take a taxi to the marina (approx. €10) or turn left and walk down the stairs to the road below. To avoid the stairs, you can follow the main road. Turn right until you reach a crossroads (there is a bar on the right). Turn left and cross the street - you are now on the main road. Immediately take the exit to the right and head towards the lake. At the bottom turn left and you will see the boat ticket office on your right. This takes a maximum of 10 minutes. on foot.
From Varenna to Bellagio you can choose between a water ferry or a car ferry - the trip takes 15 minutes, the only difference is a different arrival point in Bellagio. The Bellagio Ferry and Boat Pier are a 5-minute walk from each other, right in the center of the historic part of town.
Car ferry frequency: approximately every hour.
Flight frequency: less often.
Travel time: 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.60 per person.
If your destination is on the route Lecco - Bellagio or in one of the eastern villages of Bellagio, you can take the bus from the city of Lecco, which departs from the train station. We recommend asking the host for more information about the destination.
Mere information:www.lineelecco.it.
Bus tickets can be bought at a kiosk at the railway station.
Unfortunately, the service is not very frequent: approximately every few hours.
The trip takes approximately 45 minutes:
Ticket price: €3.10 per person.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM THE CITY OF MILAN
From Milan Central Station:
Trin 1 –Milan / Varenna Central Station:
By train to Varenna (on the east coast, opposite Bellagio). *Note: Train destinations are listed, not intermediate stops. For trains to Lecco and Varenna, this is the final destination Sondrio between Tirano.Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: Trains from Milan to Lecco and Varenna approximately 1 hour.
Travel time: approx. 1 hour 5 minutes.
Ticket price: €7.10 2nd class per person.
Trin 2–Varenna/Bellagio:
From Varenna to Bellagio: Leave the station and take a taxi to the marina (approx. €10) or turn left and walk down the stairs to the road below. To avoid the stairs, you can follow the main road. Turn right until you reach a crossroads (there is a bar on the right). Turn left and cross the street - you are now on the main road. Immediately take the exit to the right and head towards the lake. At the bottom turn left and you will see the boat ticket office on your right. This takes a maximum of 10 minutes. on foot.
From Varenna to Bellagio you can choose between a water ferry or a car ferry - the trip takes 15 minutes, the only difference is a different arrival point in Bellagio. The Bellagio Ferry and Boat Pier are a 5-minute walk from each other, right in the center of the historic part of town.
Car ferry frequency: approximately every hour.
Flight frequency: less often.
Travel time: 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.60 per person.
If your destination is on the route Lecco - Bellagio or in one of the eastern villages of Bellagio, you can take the bus from the city of Lecco, which departs from the train station. We recommend asking the host for more information about the destination.
Mere information:www.lineelecco.it.
Bus tickets can be bought at a kiosk at the railway station.
Unfortunately, the service is not very frequent: approximately every few hours.
The trip takes approximately 45 minutes.
Ticket price: €3.10 per person.
BETWEEN CADORNA STATION I MILAN:
Option 1) Train to Asso
Trin 1:Tog between Milano Cadorna and Ace
Frequency approximately every hour.
Travel time: 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Ticket price: €5.80 per person 2nd class.
Trin 2: Bus connection from Asso to Bellagio (C36)
Tickets at the cafe next to the train station
The ticket costs €3.30.
There are 2 buses a day in winter and 3 buses in summer. No work on Sundays and public holidays
Timetable information: www.asfautolinee.it
Travel time: 50 minutes.
Option 2) Train to Como
Trin 1:Milan Cadorna / As
Train from Milano Cadorna to Como Lago Nord. Don't forget to validate your tickets at the designated machines.
Frequency: connection to Como every half hour.
Travel time from Milan Cadorna to Como: 60 minutes.
Ticket price: €5.00 per person 2nd class.
Trin 2–Como/Bellagio
There are several options to reach Bellagio from Como Lago Nord train station:
- 2a–C30 bus(easiest and cheapest)
Buses run right in front of the train station. Take the exit towards the lake and you will find the bus stop on your left.
Tickets at the ticket office at the bus station.
Frequency: approximately every hour.
Travel time to Bellagio: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Ticket price: €4.10.
The bus stop in Bellagio is located on the shore of the lake, between the Villa Melzi garden and the car ferry terminal.
- 2b–Boat or hydrofoil boat: (hydrofoil boat is the fastest means of transport across the lake)
5 minute walk to the lake shore and boat ticket (cross the road to the lake opposite the station and turn left). Tickets must be purchased before boarding.
- Hydrofoil:
Frequency: every two hours. They are more common at lunchtime and early evening
Travel time: 45/50 minutes.
Ticket price: €14.80 per person.
- Start:
Frequency: irregular service.
Travel time: 2 hours.
Ticket price: €10.40 per person.
- 2c–Taxa:
You can book a taxi at Bellagio and the driver will be waiting for you on the arrival platform at the station
FROM LUGANO AIRPORT OR LUGANO CENTER:
Shuttle bus from Lugano Agno airport to the center of Lugano. It rarely runs, information can be found at: www.shuttle-bus.com tel. +41.79.2214243.
From Lugano there is a bus to Menaggio (line C12) and from Menaggio there is a boat trip to Bellagio
IMPORTANT:
Train tickets must always be purchased before departure. You must validate your ticket at the yellow machines usually located at the end of the platform, unless you have booked your ticket online. During the journey, the controller will check your tickets and if you are found without a ticket or with an invalid ticket, you will be fined
USEFUL LINKS:
Milan airports:www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Bergamo Airport:www.sacbo.it
Boat and ferry on Lake Como:www.navigazionelaghi.it
Tog between Milan and Saronno/Como:www.trend.it
Tog between Milan and Lecco/Varenna:www.trenitalia.com
Bus to Como do Bellagio:www.asfautolinee.it
Bus between Lecco and Bellagio:www.lineelecco.it
Bus between Asso do Bellagio:www.asfautolinee.it