Well, our apartment in Varenna may have fallen through. We're finding some nice places but, they are on the west side and are not in the major town of Menaggio. We've found place more around Brienna, Colonno, Laglio. Any ideas on how best to get to these places? Do we take the train to Como town and then take local bus/train/ferry? What's the best option. We get into Malpensa around 3pm. thanks so much.

Hi Wug - Yes - train from Malpensa to Como via Saronno (Ferrovie Nord).

From Como take the C10 Como-Colico bus up the west side of Lake Como.
For timetables see:

http://www.sptlinea.it

(Unless you prefer a taxi transfer ...)

Hope this helps ...

Steve

Rent a car.

Best wishes,

Rex

Yes Steve, that helps. I can't figure out which link is the timetable though. Can you help? I don't speak Italian. I found the map that shows routes but don't see times on it.

Thanks again

Wug - Here's the current one:

http://www.sptlinea.it/pdf/invernale_0809/C10.pdf

When are you going? The new summer timetable comes into effect next month.

Steve

What is the distance from Malpensa airport to Lake Como? Thanks we have a car. [email protected]

You'll need to know your final destination for an accurate answer, but you can check driving routes/distances/times/costs yourself on either:

http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamich...MaHomePage.htm

or

http://maps.google.com/