Bellagio, lake como

Are you planning on doing Stresa and either Lugano or St Moritz as day trips from Bellagio? Or do you plan to spend a night or two in those places? You can take a ferry from Bellagio to Varenna and then train from there to Stresa, Lugano, St. Moritz. It takes about 3 hours so not good for a day trip, but might be ok for an overnight or two without a car. I would also venture to say you could ferry from Bellagio to Como or Varenna and rent a car there if that's what you decide to do.

You do not need a car while in Bellagio. We drove to Bellagio one time from Pontresina, near St-Moritz. This is not a day trip. If you do go, follow the advice we were given, skip St-Morris and stay nearby in charming Pontresina.
St-Moritz is not attractive.
We drove from Lake Maggiore to Bellagio and I would not do it as a day trip either.
We have stayed in Bellagio four times and found it hard to think about leaving at all. We went to Lugano on our way out of Bellagio, not giving up any of time on Lake Como.

Thank you Nancy and Suki -

When we were in Bellagio years ago, we had a car and took a day trip to Stresa. We were thinking of doing the same thing again with our friends. It is about 2 hrs from Bellagio. We were also thinking about doing the same thing with Lugano. I did not realize that there was train service from Varenna - will look into that. Just hard to have a vehicle large enough for 6 adults and then have to leave it parked the majority of the time. I agree with you, just being in Bellagio and exploring via Ferry the other areas is the most pleasant. Unfortunately my husband gets a little bored and wants to do something new so, I am trying to keep him happy :)

Hi... if you want to visit Switzerland, you may also want to consider getting on the Bernina Express, a panoramic train from Chur in Switzerland [near St. Moritz] to Tirano in Italy, and with a bus segment from Tirano to Lugano via the Lake Como region. I've been on several panoramic Swiss trains and the Bernina Express is the most breathtaking of them all. Here's a link https://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress.

You can take a ferry to Varenna (departs hourly) then a train to Stresa (1h). Check www.bahn.com.
I suggest going to Lugano and taking the Bernina Express to St. Moritz, here's how. Take a ferry to Varenna, then a train to Monza and transfer to Lugano.
To get back to Varenna, take a train from St. Moritz to Tirano and transfer to Varenna.

Why not consider hiring a driver for the days you want to day trip from Bellagio? Check out Bellagio Taxi.