Can anyone tell me the best way to get from Menaggio to either Lugano or Ticino? The car services seem quite expensive, and it seems that it would be a long train ride to get to Lugano, since I would need to go back to Como town and take the train from there (although it would be a short train ride). thank you.
There is a relatively frequent bus from Menaggio to Lugano, line C12 of ASF Autolinee. Travel time is less than 1 hour.
By the way, for clarification, Lugano is in the region named Ticino.
https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-line-C12-Milano_e_Lombardia-223-858831-666157-4
Select C12 from the pdf timetables (orario) below. If you click on ‘schema’ it will show all the intermediate stops in a graphic “scheme”.
Note that the summer timetable is not out yet. Only up to June 8 for now.
https://www.asfautolinee.it/it/orari-rete-extraurbana.
My husband and I are looking to do this bus ride as well! Where can we locate the bus station in Menaggio? Any details for the return trip from Lugano back to Menaggio? Thank you!
Hi Taylor
if you look at the posts above, you can see the bus schedule link, which frankly I find confusing. I see that the bus can have some 40 stops. It looks like it stops in Menaggio at the Bellavista hotel and in another place.
I have also found a Swiss bus from a company called Postauto that seems to make less frequent stops. There is a large bus terminal in Lugano, I assume you can at least stop there. I am not sure about transportation once you get to Lugano. We are going at the end of June. I will post anything I find out in the meantime.
Here is the schedule for the Swiss Postbus 631, aka Palm Express, which provides service between St. Moritz and Lugano, with a stop in Menaggio. Reservations advised.
https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2022/90.631.pdf
Note the bus shown by Lola, only goes once a day. The C12 goes much more frequently.
From the link provided by Roberto, here is the C12 schedule. Note it is still the Winter schedule, but the buses all stop at Piazza Roma in Menaggio.
https://www.asfautolinee.it/orari_pdf/invernale/C12.pdf