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How to get fromLake Maggiore to Grindelwaldby ferry, train, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 5 ways to get from Lake Maggiore to Grindelwald by ferry, train, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Line 10 ferry, train

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Stresa to Stresa - Carcianoferry ferry 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Stresa to Spieztrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwaldtrain train R61
    4h 38m

  2. Bus, train, line 60 bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pallanza to Domodossolabus bus 5
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Brigtrain train Ec / ...
    3. Take the train from Brig to Spieztrain train Ic8 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Spiez, Bahnhof to Interlaken West, Bahnhofbus bus 60
    5. Take the bus from Interlaken West, Bahnhof to Grindelwald, Bahnhofbus bus M41
    5h 43m
    CHF 30–69

  3. Drive  235.5 km

    1. Drive from Stresa to Grindelwaldcar car 235.5 km
    3h 38m
    CHF 45–65

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Locarno FART to Domodossolatrain train 72 / ...
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain train Ec / ...
    5h 20m
    CHF 37–87

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Göschenentrain train Ir46 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Meiringen, Bahnhofbus bus 162
    6h 27m
    CHF 38–55

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  • Distance: 177.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 38m

What companies run services between Lake Maggiore, Italy and Grindelwald, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Locarno FART to Grindelwald via Domodossola, Spiez, and Interlaken Ost in around 5h 20m.

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