There are 5 ways to get from Thun to Varese by train, bus, ferry, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Thun to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus Re4
4h 49mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain Re
5h 25m€32–73Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchiobus 2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Pallanza-Intra-Suna to Lavenoferry
6h 24m€33–51Drive 241.1 km
- Drive from Thun to Varesecar 241.1 km
3h 16m€42–61Train, fly
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
4h 36m€132–395
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Varese is to train and bus and ferry which costs €30 - €55 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Varese is to drive which takes 3h 16m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Varese. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Varese via Spiez, Domodossola and Gallarate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 25m.
The distance between Thun and Varese is 223 km. The road distance is 241.1 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Varese without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Thun to Varese, including transfers.
Thun to Varese train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Spiez station.
Thun to Varese train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Domodossola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Varese is 241 km. It takes approximately 3h 16m to drive from Thun to Varese.
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What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Varese, Italy?
You can take a train from Thun to Varese via Spiez, Domodossola, and Gallarate in around 5h 25m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Bus from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
- Phone
- 800 503001
- [email protected]
- Website
- vcotrasporti.it
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- vcotrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- navigazionelaghi.it
Ferry from Pallanza-Intra-Suna to Laveno
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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