Travelling to Ascona / Locarno
Shuttle bus to Monte Verità on arrival day (Sunday, July 21, 2024)
Departure form Locarno Station:
- 15.20 pm
- 16.00 pm
- 16.40 pm
- 17.20 pm
- 18.00 pm
- 18.40 pm
The Monte Verità minibus shuttle (8 seats) will be waiting at the end of the platforms, where most of the public busses stop, depending on the space available. Look for the white bus with the Monte Verità logo within this area.
Participants who first want to go to their hotel in Ascona centre:
Bus will stop on request at Hotel La Perla, Luna, Polo, Jazz for participants who first want to go to their hotel in Ascona centre before joining dinner at Monte Verità.
There will be a bus transfer from Ascona centre (Ascona Autosilo) for all participants from hotels in Ascona centre to come for dinner to Monte Verità at 18.15 pm.
More information about the daily bus transfer to Monte Verità
Nearest airports and train connection to Locarno
- Ascona Airport (APO)
- Europ Airport Basel (BSL/EAP/MLH): Train to Locarno
- Zurich Airport (ZRH): Train via Zurich HB to Locarno
- Milan Malpensa (MXP): Train via Milan Central or Milan Nord to Locarno
- Milan Linate (LIN): Train to Milan Central and then train to Locarno
- Milan Bergamo (BGY): Shuttle bus to Milan Central and then train to Locarno
Trains to Locarno
From northern Europe and the northern and western parts of Switzerland:
Locarno can be reached by using the international railway lines Basel-Milano or Zurich-Milano, with the direct trains Intercity and EuroCity.
Trains must be changed at Bellinzona for direction Locarno, if there are no direct connections available.
From mediterranean Europe:
With the railway line from Milano-Centrale via Como there are connections to the Ticino from every part of Mediterranean Europe with the Intercity trains as well as the fast train EuroCity.
Public bus from Locarno to Ascona
Take bus Nr. 1 (timetable) from Locarno railway station to Ascona (stop Ascona Centro).
Then walk approximately 20 minutes on foot: head towards the Post Office, continue along "Via del Borgo" to the Boutique Hotel & Ristorante Antica Posta, turn right towards "Scalinata della Ruga". At the end of the steps continue along "Strada Collina" until you reach the entrance of the Fondazione Monte Verità.