Should you hire a car for your holiday at Lake Como?
On balance, driving yourself to Lake Como from Bergamo (Orio Al Serio), Milan Malpensa or Milan Linate airport will probably be more convenient than using public transport. See Driving: A Smart way to get to Lake Como for more on that.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to driving a hire car around the Lake. For [...]
Driving: A Smart way to get to Lake Como
For our most recent trip to Lake Como, we pre-arranged to collect a hire car at Bergamo Orio al Serio airport and drive to the Lake.
The car hire
We hired the car from SIXTI, completing the paperwork and collecting the keys at their office in the Arrivals hall before catching the complimentary bus for a short [...]
Where to find directions to Lake Como from Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate or Bergamo Orio al Serio airport
By far the best way of getting directions to any destination on Lake Como from the local airports is to take your Sat Nav on holiday with you (provided it’s programmed for use in Europe).
Once you get over the initial surprise of hearing directions for Italian routes in English, you’ll find it by far the easiest [...]
