There are 11 ways to get from Bruges to Varenna by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Varenna Esinotrain
7h 4m€59–260Train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain Re8
12h 29m€361–597Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bruges to Brussels Southbus N84
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus
- Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
17h 49m€81–142Drive 964.2 km
- Drive from Bruges to Varennacar 964.2 km
10h 40m€156–225Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
7h 47m€92–273Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Varenna Esinotrain
8h 39m€115–348Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CRL - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
9h 2m€63–254Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
9h 27m€103–331Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EIN - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
9h 58m€87–343Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
14h 13m€190–445Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Comobus
- Take the ferry from Bellagio to Varennaferry
18h 51m€157–243
Bruges to Varenna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Varenna is to bus and ferry which costs €80 - €150 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Varenna is to train and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €55 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Bruges to Varenna. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Varenna Esino via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 29m.
The distance between Bruges and Varenna is 886 km. The road distance is 964.2 km.
The best way to get from Bruges to Varenna without a car is to train which takes 12h 29m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Bruges to Varenna, including transfers.
Bruges to Varenna train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Bruges station.
Bruges to Varenna train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bruges to Varenna is 964 km. It takes approximately 10h 40m to drive from Bruges to Varenna.
There are 5088+ hotels available in Varenna.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Varenna, Italy?
You can take a train from Bruges to Varenna Esino via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €300–500
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Flibco
- [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
- €5–23
- 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
- €5–23
- 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
- €11–14
- 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
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Onebus
Ferry from Menaggio to Varenna
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Menaggio to Varenna
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Bellagio to Varenna
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
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