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Bus
Getting around the plains towns and to some of the main settlements at the south end of the main lakes is easier by train
than by bus. To get any further and explore the lake shores and beyond, however, bus is often the only option for those
without their own transport.
Italy
Services are mainly organised around provincial capitals (eg Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Mantua and Verona),
which act as hubs for the towns nearby. You will rarely be able to scoot from one lake directly to another by bus. Gener-
ally, it is easiest to get to your chosen lake by rail and use buses locally.
Most bus services from Milan leave from the main terminal, Stazione Centrale. Elsewhere, in the bigger towns the
bus station is often handily located near the train station. Sometimes you buy tickets at the station ticket counters (where
timetables are posted), but sometimes they must be bought on board. Most of the bus company websites have
timetables.
Bus companies operating across the area include the following:
APAM ( www.apam.it ) Buses around Mantua.
APTV ( www.aptv.it ) Buses run from/to Lake Garda, and connect towns along both shores of the lake.
SAB ( www.sab-autoservizi.it ) Bergamo-based company operating services around Bergamo province, and to Lake
Como, Lake Iseo and the mountains.
SAF ( 0323 55 21 72; www.safduemila.com ) Buses from Milan to and around Lake Maggiore.
SAIA Trasport ( www.saiatrasporti.it ) Serves destinations all over Brescia province and into neighbouring provinces.
SIA ( 030 377 42 37; www.sia-autoservizi.it ) Also serves Brescia province and connects the city with the western
shore of Lake Garda.
SPT ( 031 24 72 47; www.sptcomo.it ) Buses from Como around Lake Como and services to Lugano.
Trentino Trasporti ( www.ttesercizio.it ) Buses between Trento and Rovereto and the north end of Lake Garda (includ-
ing Riva del Garda and Arco).
Switzerland
In Ticino, on the Swiss side of the lakes, train is the easiest way to get between the three main cities (Lugano, Locarno
and Bellinzona). Local buses and private trains cover some of the lakeside spots. Otherwise, the country's network of
postal buses comes into its own for reaching into the fascinating back valleys that wind off north of Locarno and Bellin-
zona. Timetables are generally posted at stops.
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