Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lake Como West Bank & Lake Lugano
Regular trains, Swiss or Italian, connect Milan's Stazione Centrale with
Lugano via Mendrisio and Como (San Giovanni station). Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM;
www.ferrovienord.it
), a private
company, operates trains stopping all stations from Milan's
Stazione Nord
(
www.fnmgroup.it/orario
;
Piazza Luigi
Cadorna), terminating at Como's lakeside Como Nord Lago stop. From Como there are numerous trains along the West
Bank.
Lake Como East Bank
Trains run from Milan's Stazione Centrale to Lecco, up the eastern shore of Lake Como and
turn east along the Valtellina valley to Sondrio and wind up in Tirano, a town that sits on a sliver of Lombard territory
between the Swiss border and the region of Trentino-Alto Adige. The Lecco-Tirano part of this 2½-hour trip is delight-
ful.
Lake Maggiore
Hourly trains connect Milan's Stazione Centrale with Stresa via Arona, on the western shore of Lake
Maggiore, on their way to Domodossola and Switzerland. Connecting services run up the east shore.
Lake Iseo
An assortment of trains run from Brescia along the eastern shore of Lake Iseo as far as Edolo.
Switzerland
In Ticino, the Milan-Lugano train line continues north to Bellinzona and up the Valle Leventina, to cross
the St Gotthard pass into central Switzerland. A branch line connects Bellinzona with Locarno.