Milan to Varenna?

Question

Has anyone travelled to Varenna, Lake Como via train from Milan? If so what is the best way to do it?

Answer 1

Starting from the sixth station of Saint john avoid traffic and being a small station there is never confusion ....... sorry for my bad English

Answer 2

The connection is good, many people do it on a daily basis as they work in Milano and live in Varenna.

Varenna is a small town on the east side of lake Como, on the railroad from Milano to Sondrio. It can be reached by train from Milano in approximately one hour (with a direct train).

If you arrive by plane at either Linate or Malpensa airports you should go to Milano Central Station.

From Linate airport: you can get the airport bus to Milan Central Station.

You can buy your train ticket at the "Ferrovie dello Stato" airport ticket office (ground floor, arrival lounge). Buses from and to Linate leave every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., every 30 minutes before 8 a.m. and after 7 p.m. The ride to the station takes approximately 20 minutes, depending on traffic conditions.

From Malpensa airport: you can either take the blue bus or the train.

You can also buy your train ticket to Varenna at the airport to avoid possible long queue at Milan Central Station.

Buses from and to Milan Central Station leave every 30 minutes from 8 a.m. to 13 p.m; every 60 minutes from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.; after 18 p.m. the buses leave at 18.30 p.m., 19.00 p.m., 20.00 p.m., 21.00 p.m. and 22.15 p.m. The ride to the station takes approximately 60 minutes.

Trains from and to Milan Garibaldi Station leave every 30 minutes and take about 20 minutes to arrive.

From Garibaldi Station there are some trains to Varenna, but they are local trains and take about 2 hours to arrive. It is advisable  to go to the Central Station by underground, green line (a travel of few minutes).

For those that need to buy their ticket at Central Station, the ticket office is on ground level at the Station, while the platforms are on the upper level.

Remember to punch your ticket in one of the yellow punching machines before going on to the platform. To find the trains to Varenna look for the train bound to Sondrio-Tirano.