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Best Way To and From Lake Como (Verenna)

Posted by (Stuttgart, Germany) on

Hey all,

I'm doing some travel research on behalf of my brother and his wife. They have a limited time in Europe this July, to attend a friend's wedding in Lake Como. My brother has been to Europe once, and loved Paris, so he wants to start his trip with 4 nights in Paris, then they're staying in a shared AirBnB for 3 nights in Lake Como, then coming to stay with me in Stuttgart, Germany.

When spitballing I wondered if it might be possible for them to take a scenic train from Lake Como to Germany, but the train time is double the regular driving time. Doesn't seem worth it at all.

From Paris to Como also seems problematic, I see there's a night train but I don't think they'd want to take away a night in Paris for that kind of transit.

As a result of all this, I've suggested their best bet is flying into and out of Milan, which seems to often have a lot of good deals with the budget airlines. But I just wanted to run this by the smart people here and make sure I'm not overlooking anything.

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When spitballing I wondered if it might be possible for them to take a scenic train from Lake Como to Germany, but the train time is double the regular driving time. Doesn't seem worth it at all.

This can be done in 10 hours vs 6 1/2 hours driving by viamichelin's figures. Trick is not to take the named "Bernina Express" train but stick to the regular trains. Leave at 7:24 and in Stuttgart Hbf by 19:32.

And I would concur that flying to Milan from Paris would work. Fairly easy, either from Malpensa (2 train rides) or Linate (bus/taxi and 1 train ride) to Varenna.

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And I would concur that flying to Milan from Paris would work. Fairly
easy, either from Malpensa (2 train rides) or Linate (bus/taxi and 1
train ride) to Varenna.

Even flying to Bergamo (bus or cab from airport to station and train from there to Varenna-Esino) might be an option? We've done the train from Bergamo to Varenna and it was cheap and painless: one change in Lecco. Took about 75 minutes.

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Sarah,
I have taken the train from Milan Centrale station to Varenna on Lake Como. About 1 hour train ride, very scenic especially if you sit on the left side of the train to overlook Lake Como. Also, very cheap fare, approx. 8 Euros.

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