There are 11 ways to get from Alghero to Locarno by bus, plane, train, car ferry, car, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airportbus
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OLB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 24mCHF 59–264Fly Alghero to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane AHO - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
6h 18mCHF 53–193Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Locarnocar
16h 15mCHF 90–138Bus, car ferry, shuttle
- Take the bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia Porto Isola Biancabus 90
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bellinzonabus
19h 18mCHF 138–216Bus to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airportbus
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane OLB - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 3mCHF 66–221Fly Alghero to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AHO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
5h 19mCHF 60–217Bus to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airportbus
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OLB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 28mCHF 60–260Fly Alghero to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane AHO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
6h 48mCHF 67–262Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Alghero Via Catalogna to Porto Torres Porto Civicobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Torres to Genoaferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
21h 15mCHF 102–174Bus, ferry, train via Como
- Take the bus from Alghero Via Catalogna to Porto Torres Porto Civicobus
- Take the ferry from Porto Torres to Genoaferry
- Take the train from Genova P. Principe to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Locarnotrain
21h 43mCHF 121–224Drive, bus, car ferry, train
- Drive from Alghero to Oliena Via Nuoro Fr 4car
- Take the bus from Oliena Via Nuoro Fr 4 to Cant. Giustizieribus
- Take the carferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Milano Centraletrain Fb
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
25h 4mCHF 227–369
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alghero to Locarno is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 230 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Alghero to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220.
The distance between Alghero and Locarno is 783 km.
The best way to get from Alghero to Locarno without a car is to bus and car ferry and shuttle which takes 19h 18m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Alghero to Locarno, including transfers.
There are 2753+ hotels available in Locarno.
What companies run services between Alghero, Italy and Locarno, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Alghero to Locarno. However, you can take the bus to Olbia - Airport, walk to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, then take the train to Locarno. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alghero to Locarno via Port of Porto Torres and Port of Genoa in around 16h 15m.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alghero to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Alghero to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–280
Flights from Alghero to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–140
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Chiasso to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–4
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genova P. Principe to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Civitavecchia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- [email protected]
- Website
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–29
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–29
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Via Catalogna to Olbia - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–29
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
- Phone
- +39 05861888623, +39 339 628 1382
- [email protected]
- Website
- tuscanybus.com
Shuttle from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–32
- Schedules at
- tuscanybus.com
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- [email protected]
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Alghero Via Catalogna to Porto Torres Porto Civico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
Bus from Alghero Via Catalogna to Porto Torres Porto Civico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
Bus from Oliena Via Nuoro Fr 4 to Cant. Giustizieri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Porto Torres to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Porto Torres to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- CHF 28
- with added vehicle
- CHF 65
Car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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