I have a group of 9 and the last leg of our Italy trip is in Como (Bellagio). Our flight departs on Saturday at 12:00p local time from MXP - is it risky to stay in Bellagio Friday night and train in on Saturday? Wanted to see how realistic this could be to extend our time on Como
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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If you need to be at MXP 3 hours ahead of departure time, the only way you can make it safely is with a private car, actually 2 since the largest van can accommodate only 8 passengers. Ferries don't start early enough for you to make the earliest trains from Varenna on time to get you to MXP before 9am.
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
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Short answer --- yes --- too risky to impossible and you knew it.
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Palm Beach Gardens Fl
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We have made an 11am flight several times,, we leave our holiday rental at 6am
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Minnesota
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Leaving at 6:00 am (plus rounding up 9 people at that hour), then stressing about getting to the airport on time would not be my cup of tea! I would be inclined to spend most of Friday in Bellagio, then head to an MXP hotel in the evening, get a good night’s sleep, and enjoy an easy morning before my flight.
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I’ve gone from lake Como to Milan for a flight two different times and both times I was very glad for my decision to go to Milan the day before. Arrived around 4:00 or 5:00pm, checked into hotel, nice walk and dinner, no stress. Then airport the next day.
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OP
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thanks everyone for your responses! these are helpful. does anyone have recommended car services to take us to and from the airport? we have a large group as mentioned. and staying in hotels makes things quite expensive and most airbnbs have a 2 night minimum required, which would leave us needed to stay in Como on Friday. It is a large group, but the group is all responsible adults (not kids). so I feel if we have 6a car service we would comfortably make it
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Minnesota
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It sounds like you have decided to go to the airport from Lake Como. But if you decide to go to a hotel at the Milan Airport, you might try First Hotel Malpensa Milan Airport. I tried a random date and the rooms were €113-125, depending on whether you include breakfast. Some of the rooms are triples, so maybe you could get away with only three rooms.
I stayed there before a flight last May. The hotel is only a mile from the airport and they run a shuttle. The room was comfortable and there was a good restaurant next door where we ate dinner..
Website: https://www.firsthotel.it/en/rooms/
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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When is this trip?
When it is over please report on what you did and how it went