hello,
we would like to use the train to go from lugano,switzerland to varenna,italy.would someone help to describe a way to do this or do we need to add a bus into the mix.
thanks so much,steve
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3095 posts
No bus needed. Take the train south from Lugano to Milano Centrale, and transfer there for a train going to Varenna-Esino. This will show up on Trenitalia but not on bahn.de.
You could also go from Lugano to Como San Giovanni station, taxi (or bus) down to the ferry dock and ride a ferry up the lake to Varenna.
Posted by
Firenze
500 posts
Well, a combination of bus Lugano to Menaggio and ferry Menaggio to Varenna would be the shortest possible itinerary. Doing it by train means backtracking all the way to Milan.
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3095 posts
Correct,,but the question is whether they "need" to take a bus. Some people do not like them.
And actually there is a shorter train option that does not require travel to Milan. Lugano to Monza, change there formVarenna. Mtotal travel,time just under two hours.
The bus to Menaggio takes an hour, and then how long domtheynwait for a ferry across the lake? ,
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Los Angeles
4385 posts
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Posted by
OP
laredo, tx, usa
9 posts
thanks everyone for your help.