There are 11 ways to get from Locarno to Amsterdam by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, 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, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MXP - AMS
6h 40m€71–359Train via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
11h 41m€124–762Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 35m€97–210Train, night train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain Ir46
- Take the nighttrain from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
15h 35m€353–1,118Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LIN - AMS
6h 41m€75–271Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
6h 38m€166–406Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
7h 44m€129–565Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRN - AMS
8h 4m€151–425Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno FART to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GVA - AMS
10h 6m€178–493Train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraaltrain 43N
16h 45m€203–730Drive 967.6 km
- Drive from Locarno to Amsterdamcar 967.6 km
9h 43m€172–248
Locarno to Amsterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Amsterdam is to bus which costs €95 - €210 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Amsterdam is to train and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs €160 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Lugano, Stazione and arriving at Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk via Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal via Bellinzona, Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Locarno and Amsterdam is 924 km. The road distance is 967.6 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Amsterdam without a car is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 11h 41m and costs €120 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Locarno to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Locarno to Amsterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Locarno to Amsterdam train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Amsterdam is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 11h 41m and costs €120 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €210 and takes 16h 35m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Locarno to Amsterdam Centraal via Bellinzona, Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Düsseldorf Hbf in around 11h 41m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lugano to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk twice daily. Tickets cost €90–170 and the journey takes 14h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–100
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–100
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
Train from Bellinzona to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- FART
Train from Locarno FART to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- FART
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lugano to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Amsterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Locarno to Amsterdam train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Amsterdam is 968 km. It takes approximately 9h 43m to drive from Locarno to Amsterdam.
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