What is the fastest bus route from Lugano to Menaggio?
I'm looking to travel from Lugano, Switzerland to Menaggio, Italy in mid-October this year.
I understand the C12 bus is the most direct public transport option, after leaving central Lugano on the #2 bus. This TripAdvisor guide has fantastic detail and describes my preferred route. Also, I have found the C12 winter schedule and summer schedule in Italian at asfautolinee.it.
However, when I use the route finder at asfautolinee.it, the fastest route is ~2.5 hours using route #2 -> C16 -> C12.
I suspect the 2.5 hour result appears as the fastest C12 option because the route finder seems to simply use Google Transit (as I sometimes get the response "there are no data in Google Transit for these search criteria") - and Google Transit often doesn't have complete schedule data.
Two questions:
- What dates define the winter and summer periods? Which schedule will apply in October?
- Will I be able to do the trip in ~1 hour, as described in the TripAdvisor post (i.e. despite the route finder's results)?
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How do you get from Lugano to Menaggio?
The quickest way to get from Lugano to Menaggio is to drive which costs SFr 3 - SFr 6 and takes 33 min. Is there a direct bus between Lugano and Menaggio? Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gandria and arriving at Menaggio - Via Como 9. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day.How do you get to Menaggio Italy?
From Linate Airport take the shuttle bus to Milano Central Station. Then take a train to Como San Giovanni station or to Varenna. From Como you can take the C10 bus to Menaggio or from Varenna you can take the ferry.How do you get to Lugano from Italy?
You can take a train from Rome to Lugano via Milano Centrale in around 4h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rome to Lugano via Staz.Ne Tiburtina, Rome Tiburtina Bus station, and Milan in around 11h 1m. Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia.Lugano to Menaggio Bus Ride
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