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How to get fromLago di Como to Isola Bella (Island)by train, bus, car, train (Trenitalia), or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Lago di Como to Isola Bella (Island) by train, bus, car, train (Trenitalia), or ferry

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Gallaratetrain train S50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus bus Re4
    2h 49m

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Gallaratetrain train S50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Gallarate to Stresatrain train Re
    3h 2m
    €10–61

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2bus bus flibco
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Stresa - Ponte Roddobus bus 35
    3h 2m
    €19–40

  4. Drive 87.5 km

    1. Drive from Como to Isola Bellacar car 87.5 km
    1h 2m
    €14–20

  5. Bus, line 24 ferry

    1. Take the bus from Como - Stazione FNM to Varese - Stazione FNMbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Varese, Kennedy,Autostazione to Angera, Della Vittoria,Imbarcaderobus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Angera to Isola Bellaferry ferry 24 / ...
    5h 4m

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  • Distance: 98.7 km
  • Duration: 2h 49m

What companies run services between Lago di Como, Italy and Isola Bella (Island), Piemonte, Italy?

You can take a bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Stresa - Ponte Roddo via Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2 and Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 in around 3h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Como S. Giovanni to Stresa via Mendrisio and Gallarate in around 3h 2m.

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