Day trip from Zermatt to Lake Como
A traveler plans to stay in Zermatt for 7 nights in late March and is considering a day trip to Lake Como. They are confused about the long rail travel times and are seeking recommendations for a boat tour and feedback on the train journey. They are thinking of taking a 5-hour ride to the lake and a shorter return trip to Zermatt.
- Avoid attempting a day trip to Lake Como from Zermatt due to long travel times and infrequent boats in early Spring.
- Consider visiting Lago Maggiore instead, with scenic train options available for a simpler trip.
- Check boat schedules from Stresa and Locarno for potential tours on Lago Maggiore.
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We are going to be in Zermatt for 7 nights in late March and would like to take a day trip to Lake Como. I am finding rail travel times anywhere from 3 1/2 – 5 hours. We can ride the Glacier express for about 1 hour as part of the multi train 5 hour route. Then doing a boat tour for 2-3 hours on the lake. Any recommendations on a boat tour and the pros and cons of the rail ride. I was thinking of the 5 hour ride to the lake, then the 3 1/2 ride returning to Zermatt. Thank you in advance !
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I strongly recommend you do not attempt this very long and complex day trip. Lake Como is the ‘wrong side’ of the mountains compared to Zermatt. Also lake boats are not frequent in early Spring season
The simplest way to see one of the Italian lakes from Zermatt is to travel to Lago Maggiore; either
a) Zermatt – Brig – Domodossola – Centovalli (scenic train) Locarno (resort town on north east end of Lago Maggiore)
or
b) Zermatt – Brig – Stresa (Italy) on inter city trains and back
Thank You for the advise ! We will look into it
I found this timetable for boats from Stresa
http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supplementary-Runs-Spring-2023.pdf
And here are the boats from Locarno in March:
http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Supplementary-Runs-Spring-2023.pdf
Hi BOOKEMBANO,
You can find useful information on how to plan boat trips on Lake Maggiore here: http://www.myswissalps.com/boatlakemaggiore
In addition, in you might also be interested to make an excursion to Montreux and plan boat trips on Lake Geneva. You can find more day trip options from Zermatt here: http://www.myswissalps.com/zermatt/activities
Regards,
Anna
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