Travelling to Como
 

Hi everyone

A Merry Christmas and a jolly 2006 for you all. I am intending travelling to Milan in April from London and hope to stay in Bellagio, Lake Como.

Can anyone advise the most practical airport to arrive in Milan and the most semsible way to travle to Lek Como?

Many thanks
Aussie Ron

ronie8888,

If you check the search function for "
Travel to Bellagio" or just "Bellagio", you'll find all the info you need. I just researched this myself, and there are posts on how to get to Bellagio from Malapensa by train, as well as a recommendation for a private driver. If you have trouble finding what you need, post again, and I'll look in my files for it. Good luck!

I should have said, how to get to Bellagio from Malapensa by train AND ferry, since I think you have train to Como, then ferry over to Bellagio from there. Good luck!

Or take a train from Milan Centro to Varenna and take a short ferry ride (10 min?) to Bellagio. We took a bus from the airport to the central train station (there are 2 stations) and then bought train tickets there. It was pretty easy. But do the search as suggested, there is a lot of information that will help you with alternatives and logistics.

Ron - Do you want to go to the expense (€100-150) of a taxi or pre-booked limo service?

If not, I believe Linate, Malpensa and Bergamo airports are all about 2-3 hrs travel time by public transport to Bellagio, depending on connection times.


I've never used LINATE, but as it's the nearest to Milan I think it might be the most convenient.

There are buses every 30 mins throughout the day to Milano Centrale station from Linate. From Milan it's an hour's train ride to Varenna-Esino, then a 10 mins ferry ride.

For train and ferry timetables go to:

www.trenitalia.com

http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/itali...indicecomo.htm

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From BERGAMO (Orio al Serio) there is a shuttle bus every 30 mins to Bergamo station (5km) - from where it's about a 70-95 mins train ride to Varenna.

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From MALPENSA there's a bus shuttle service to Como town, but it's infrequent:
http://www.sptcomo.it/malpensa.php
From Como you can bus or ferry to Bellagio.

Otherwise you'd have to take the Airport shuttle bus to Milano Centrale (1 hr):
http://www.malpensashuttle.it/e-default.htm

- and go the Varenna route as above.

Hope this helps ...

Steve