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I am trying to work out how to go from Cinque Terre to Lake Como but cant seem to get to grips with the trains. Has anyone done this journey? would really appreciate some advice on the best route.
Thanks
From Cinque Terre to Como
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I copied the following from the www.bahn.de website - a great site for rail schedules for all of Europe - easier i find than www.trenitalia.com which you could also use.
The best way to access the www.bahn.de site is to visit BETS' home page (www.budgeteuropetravel.com) and then on the home page click on "All European Rail Schedules" link and this instantly brings up the English schedule page of the www.bahn.de site, which you can alternatively find by wading thru the bahn site. The trenitalia site will give fares and ability to book tickets but for info on any European train schedule i use the German site.
Station/Stop Date Time Platform Products Comments
Monterosso 20.03.06 dep 09:03 645 Zug
Subject to compulsory reservation
La Spezia Centrale 20.03.06 arr 09:17
La Spezia Centrale 20.03.06 dep 09:54 IC 506 InterCity
Please reserve, Snacks and beverages available
Genova Piazza Principe 20.03.06 arr 11:08
Genova Piazza Principe 20.03.06 dep 11:19 658 Zug
Subject to compulsory reservation, Snacks and beverages available
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 arr 12:50
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 dep 13:25 EC 110 EuroCity
Subject to compulsory reservation, Snacks and beverages available, space for wheelchairs
Como S. Giovanni 20.03.06 arr 14:05
Duration: 5:02; runs daily
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Station/Stop Date Time Platform Products Comments
Monterosso 20.03.06 dep 10:55 662 Zug
Subject to compulsory reservation, Snacks and beverages available
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 arr 13:50
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 dep 14:25 EC 174 EuroCity
Subject to compulsory reservation, BordRestaurant, space for wheelchairs
Como S. Giovanni 20.03.06 arr 15:05
Duration: 4:10; runs daily
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Station/Stop Date Time Platform Products Comments
Monterosso 20.03.06 dep 11:17 647 Zug
Subject to compulsory reservation
La Spezia Centrale 20.03.06 arr 11:36
La Spezia Centrale 20.03.06 dep 11:54 IC 514 InterCity
Please reserve, Snacks and beverages available, space for wheelchairs
Genova Piazza Principe 20.03.06 arr 13:08
Genova Piazza Principe 20.03.06 dep 13:19 EC 140 EuroCity
Subject to compulsory reservation, Snacks and beverages available
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 arr 14:50
Milano Centrale 20.03.06 dep 15:25 EC 114 EuroCity
Subject to compulsory reservation, Snacks and beverages available, space for wheelchairs
Como S. Giovanni 20.03.06 arr 16:05
Duration: 4:48; runs Mo - Fr, not 17., 25. Apr, 1. May, 2. Jun, 15. Aug, 1. Nov, 8. Dec
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Subject to compulsory reservation
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Thank you so much this is great.
V
To expand on our train options:
Avoid La Spezia connections. From there, it takes 3:10 to Milan, or the train goes back past Monterosso to Genova so you're backtracking.
Take only connections that go directly from Monterosso (or whichever is your town among the 5 "Cinque Terre") to Genova.
The quickest in the late morning you already know - it's the 10:55 that PalQ mentions, it requires only one change of trains, in Milan, and gets to Como at 15:05.
If you want to get there sooner, before lunch, there's a 07:36 Monterosso departure that gets to Como S.G. at 11:41. (Change at Rapallo, arr. 08:22 / dep. 08:35 and at Genova P.P., arr. 09:08 / dep. 09:19 and at Milan, arr. 10:50 / dep. 11:10).
If you want to avoid two of the changes in the previous connection while still getting to Como at 11:41, depart Monterosso at 06:55, it goes straight to Milan (arr. 09:55) but you have a long wait for the 11:10 departure. You may like to have 75 minutes in Milan, time to stroll the streets across from the piazza outside the station, lots of shops and restaurants and self-serves where you can have a good late breakfast.
If you want to get there later and quickly, without any change of trains, take the Monterosso departure at 12:55 that gets to Como at 17:05. The train is the EuroCity 176 Cisalpino, you need to reserve a seat in advance, but it's well worth it for such a spiffy direct service.
It sits in Milan from 15:50 to 16:25, time to go for a leg stretch and a bite to eat - no worries about your seat, you'll get it back, it's reserved. Hope you travel light, with just a modestly sized roll-away and a light bag maybe, otherwise this (and all other travel) would be a bother.
WK