There are 5 ways to get from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino by train, ferry, bus, 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, line 1 ferry
best- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry 1
9h 59m€79–169Train, line 1 ferry via Novara
cheapest- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain Re
- Take the train from Novara to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain
- Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry 1
10h 38m€63–107Bus
- Take the bus from Interlaken Bahnhof Ost to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rapallobus
12h 14m€74–118Drive 439.3 km
- Drive from Lauterbrunnen to Portofinocar 439.3 km
5h 7m€77–111Train, line 1 ferry via Bellinzona
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain Lix
- Take the train from Luzern to Bellinzonatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Chiassotrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to S. Margherita Ligure-Portofinotrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry 1
12h 11m€162–417
Lauterbrunnen to Portofino by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino is to train and line 1 ferry via Novara which costs €60 - €110 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino is to drive which takes 5h 7m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino. However, there are services departing from Lauterbrunnen, Bahnhof and arriving at Rapallo via Interlaken Bahnhof Ost, Zurich Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 14m.
The distance between Lauterbrunnen and Portofino is 421 km. The road distance is 439.3 km.
The best way to get from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino without a car is to train and line 1 ferry which takes 9h 59m and costs €75 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino, including transfers.
Lauterbrunnen to Portofino bus services, operated by Shuttler, depart from Interlaken Bahnhof Ost station.
Lauterbrunnen to Portofino bus services, operated by Shuttler, arrive at Zürich HB Schweizerhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lauterbrunnen to Portofino is 439 km. It takes approximately 5h 7m to drive from Lauterbrunnen to Portofino.
There are 4781+ hotels available in Portofino.
What companies run services between Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland and Portofino, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lauterbrunnen, Bahnhof to Portofino via Interlaken Bahnhof Ost, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, Zurich Bus Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, and Rapallo in around 12h 14m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Novara to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Interlaken Bahnhof Ost to Zürich HB Schweizerhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 0185 284670
- [email protected]
- Website
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
Ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
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