There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Stresa by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STR - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
5h 34mBus, line 600 ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Böblingen central bus station to Como Grandatebus FlixBus 024
- Take the ferry from Angera to Stresa - Carcianoferry 600
14h 23m€51–96Train, line 10 ferry
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Stresa to Stresa - Carcianoferry 10 / ...
9h 43m€123–410Bus, ferry, line 21 ferry
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Milano - Famagostabus
- Take the bus from Milano Centrale to Stresabus Re4
- Take the ferry from Stresa - Carciano to Isola Bellaferry
- Take the ferry from Isola Bella to Stresaferry 23 / ...
11h 39mDrive 453 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Stresacar 453 km
5h 42m€74–106Fly Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane STR - LIN
- Take the bus from Rho Fiera Milano to Stresabus
6h 17mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
7h 26mFly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Stresabus
7h 20mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
6h 31mTrain, bus, ferry, line 21 ferry
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Domodossolatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Stresabus R23 / ...
- Take the ferry from Stresa - Carciano to Isola Bellaferry
- Take the ferry from Isola Bella to Stresaferry 23 / ...
10h 51m
Stuttgart to Stresa by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Stresa is to bus and line 600 ferry which costs €50 - €100 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Stresa is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs €70 - €110.
The distance between Stuttgart and Stresa is 423 km. The road distance is 453 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Stresa without a car is to train and line 10 ferry which takes 9h 43m and costs €120 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Stuttgart to Stresa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Stresa is 453 km. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Stuttgart to Stresa.
There are 3558+ hotels available in Stresa.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Stresa, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Stuttgart to Stresa. However, you can take the train to Flughafen/Messe, walk to Stuttgart Airport (STR) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Gallarate, walk to Gallarate, then take the bus to Stresa. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Stresa - Carciano via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Domodossola, Stresa, and Stresa in around 9h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Milano Centrale to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Rho Fiera Milano to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Böblingen central bus station to Como Grandate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Ferry from Stresa to Stresa - Carciano
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Isola Bella to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Isola Bella to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
Ferry from Angera to Stresa - Carciano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi
- Phone
- +39 348 513 8441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Isole Lago Maggiore
Ferry from Stresa - Carciano to Isola Bella
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Isole Lago Maggiore
Ferry from Stresa - Carciano to Isola Bella
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Isole Lago Maggiore
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