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Old Jun 27th, 2022 | 04:16 PM
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I would like to visit some of the Italian villages from Ascona. Which would be the most doable without a car? Thanks.
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BY ITALIAN BOAT
Daily except Wednesday:
Ascona dp 9.25 - Cannobio ar 10.05 - Maccagno ar 10.25 - Luino ar 10.35 - Porto Valtravaglia ar 11.00 - Ghiffa ar 11.15 - Intra ar 11.30 - Pallanza ar 11.50 - Isola Madre ar 12.00 - Baveno ar 12.10 - Isola Bella ar 12.25 - Stresa ar 12.35
Wednesday only:
Ascona dp 9.25 as above, but only up to Luino
Ascona dp 10.25 up to Luino, stops as above, but all 1 hr later

BY BUS
Ascona.. dp 7.00, 09.00, 11.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.30, 17.30 by Swiss bus up to Brissago (10 min journey).
Brissago dp by Italian bus: 7.18, 10.00, 12.10, 15.05, 16.00, 17.00, 18.05 to Cannobio (15 min) - Cannero (20 min) - Oggebio (30 min) - Ghiffa (35 min) - Intra (45 min) - Pallanza (50 min), boat connections from Pallanza to Isola Bella - Stresa, bus connections to Verbania railway station.

BY SWISS BOAT AND SWISS TRAIN
Ascona dp by boat 11.30 - San Nazzaro ar 11.45, dp by train 12.18 - Pino ar 12.28 - Maccagno ar 12.34 - Luino ar 12.42

FROM LOCARNO (Buses between Ascona and Locarno run every 10-15 minutes:
Trains to Re - Malesco - Sta Maria - Druogno - Domodossola: Locarno dp 7.48, 8.48, 9.53,10.48, 12.48, 14.48, 15.48, 16.48, 17.48
Trains to Pino - Maccagno - Luino - Porto Valtravaglia - Calde - Laveno, Locarno dp 5.15, 7.35, 11.35, 13.35, 15.35 17.35. Board a Bellinzona bound train and change at Sant Antonino. Connecting ferries from Laveno to Intra


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