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Information about different transport options around Lake Como.

This map is just a bird’s eye view of the ways of getting around the Lake. The buses serve the main tourist areas. The railway serves the less popular side of the lake and the ferry covers both. For more detailed information see: Getting around Lake Como – Ferries Getting around Lake Como – buses [...]

Getting around the parts of Lake Como that attract most visitors could hardly be simpler. There is one bus service – the C10 – that runs from Como up the west side of the lake and then round the northern end, terminating at Colico on the north-east side of the lake. Between Como and Argegno, [...]

These spring timetables are valid from 23 March to 23 May 2008. They are a reworking of the official timetables, to make the information in them easier to follow: Standard Service to destinations between Como and Colico. Fast Service to destinations between Como and Colico. Vehicle and Passenger Service between Bellagio, Menaggio, Varenna and Cadenabbia. [...]

Our section on transportation could have been headed ‘public transport’ because, apart from this article, we don’t say anything about driving around the area. And there’s a good reason for that. Driving around Lake Como is not for the fainthearted:

There is one aspect of transport around Lake Como that attracts relatively little attention. It’s a railway line that enables you to travel from one end of the lake to the other in about three quarters of an hour with a couple of stops (or just over an hour with more stops). It’s a reasonably [...]

Getting around Lake Como – buses summarised the most relevant bus routes for visitors. Here we give information on the timetables and fares. Typical journey times include: Como to Argegno – 40 minutes Como to Menaggio – 1 hour, 10 minutes Como to Colico – 2 hours, 10 minutes Como to Bellagio – 1 hour, [...]

Whenever we travelled on the SPT C10 or C20 bus along the side of the lake, we always sat as close to the front as possible. It’s the best place to ‘enjoy’ a journey that’s as much tourist attraction as transportation. You see, these buses don’t always run right next to the lake. The C20 [...]

Preparing for the ceremony – you get your ticket from the local bar If you’re going to be travelling on public buses, you need to be aware that you can’t give the driver money for a ticket. You have to buy it from a bar, before the bus comes. They sell bus tickets as well [...]

There are a number of railway stations at Como but the two that visitors are most likely to use are Como S. Giovanni and Como Largo Nord. Como S. Giovanni, located in Piazzale San Gottardo, is where the trains from Lugano, Bergamo and Milan Linate stop. Local buses, including the C10 and C20 for the [...]