Bellagio Travel Forum

We are traveling to the Lake Como area (staying in Menaggio) and will want to spend some time in Bellagio. There are six of us and I am picking up the tab. (I am a good parent!) Can anyone recommend some great eateries at a reasonable price? Also, if you are familiar with Menaggio and can answer the same question for that wonderful little town, I would greately appreciate it!

I was planing to stay in Varenna for 5 days at the beginning of june but am now considering Bellagio. Why? I want a bit of buzz and activity - lots of options for dining. I've read wonderful things about Varenna. Any thoughts either way? Thanks for your time and consideration.

Hi we are travelling bellagio to the cinqueterre area and wonder about the trains. It seems that we need to go throuigh Milan which is fine but how do we get to milan from bellagio.....michaeljb

Hi,
We are planning a trip to the lake Como region and were attracted to Bellagio but it seems that accommodation is booked out far in advance. We are looking for a waterfront hotel or apartment and wonder if Como or elswhere on the lake is as good. Maybe some travellers have experiences that they could pass on.
michaeljb

Hi, we are travelling to Bellagio in October. Can you please tell me if there are plenty of ferries leaving from Bellagio to Como in October. We will be trying to get to Como S. Giovanni to catch a train that leaves at around 9:00am. I have looked at the ferry timetables (which I can't really understand anyway) and they do not have a timetable for October. I don't want us to miss our train. Thanks for your help.

Cheers
Cas

Hello, I'm off to Lake Como with my MOM, 75 in October. Trying to find a nice hotel, not too romantic (I'll be with my mom LOL), Lake Front and easy access...any suggestions?
I will probably want to scoot off to Venice for a couple of days, will need a break, how many travel days will I need to allow to/from Varenna - Venice? 1/2 day each direction?
Thanks!

I will be arriving in Bellagio on October 12th. I am planning on taking the train from Florence to Milan and then to Varenna, finally taking the ferry over to Bellagio.

I will be departing Bellagio on October 15th, headed to Venice. I am planning to reversing my route to Milan and then taking a train from Milan to Venice...but I've heard that I can also take a ferry from Bellagio to Como and then just one train from Como to Venice.

So I'm kind of torn and unsure of what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've never traveled In Italy via train before...and I'm a bit nervous.

Also...do you just drag your luggage on the train with you???

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I am hoping someone can help me with this. I am trying to book transportation from Bellagio to Venice for Friday September 28. I am staying in Bellagio and wish to get to Venice by 12-1PM.

I plan to ferry from Bellagio to Varenna
Train from Varenna to Milan
Train from Milan to Venice

Questions??? Does anyone know how long it takes to ferry from Bellagio to Varenna?
I found the link below, but I am not sure if it contains arrival times or if I am even reading it right.
http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/eng/com/ora/nlc_ora_t1a_e.html

I found a train leaving Varenna Esino at 7:25AM, arrives in Milan 8:30AM
Then I found a train leaving Milan at 9:05AM and arriving in Venice at 12:09 PM

This means my ferry departing from Bellagio needs to arrive in Varenna before 7:25AM to leave me enough time to get there. I see on this schedule that there is a ferry departing Bellagio at 6:20, via Menaggio to Varenna, but I have no idea when it's scheduled to arrive in Varenna. Please help :)

Can anyone help me with understanding the transportation from Bellagio to Como.

If I am reading the schedule correctly, on Friday, September 7 there is a hydorfoil that leaves Bellagio at 11:21 a.m. and arrives in Como at 12:11 p.m. I want to book the train from Como to Venice that leaves at 12:54 p.m. Do you think we will have enough time to get from the Ferry to the Train Station (we will only have about 40 minutes)? The station is Como S. Giovanni

I have read that it only takes 15 minutes by taxi from the ferry to the train station.

One last question, are the hydrofoils generally on time?






Tante Grazie.

I am traveling to Bellagio from France. Is it better to drive around the lake or take the ferry from Cadenabbia? Also where is it a good and "safe" place to park?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

How do you get from the Milan train station to our hotel in Bellagio? Is there a train directly from Milan to Bellagio, or do we take the train to Como and then ferry to Bellagio? I am sure there is a simple answer to this common question but this seemed the best place to get it! Thanks for any suggestions.
Kathy

My husband and I were in Bellagio last week and he fell in love with a pair of shoes...in the men's shoe store on the main pedestrian blvd..not along the waterfront...anyway he didn't buy them..now he regrets it..I would love to surprise him with them...does anyone know the name of the store or how I could find it out?
thanks

We are traveling to Italy in September, and will be arriving in Milan about 2:45pm. Since our hotel reservations in Milan don't start until the next day, we thought we might go up to Bellagio for the night, and then travel back to Milan the next afternoon. In looking at the boards, there are a number of ways to do this and I am looking for some opinions on the options. We could take the train / ferry. This would mean we would have to take the Malpensa Express to the Central Train station, then take a train to Varenna, then take a ferry from Varenna to Bellagio. Depending on the schedules, this could take us about 4 hours total. Another option would be to hire a car to take us to Bellagio right from the airport. Although this option is much more expensive, it gets us to Bellagio by 5pm. Since we don't have much time in Bellagio, this seems like a better idea. Then we have to get back to Milan the next day. If we use a driver to get there, We can't go back thru Varenna, because I have read there is no ticket machine at that station. So I guess we would have to take the ferry to somewhere else to catch a train back to Milan. Any thoughts on all of this would be appreciated.

Hi all,

Has anyone stayed at Hotel Metropole Bellagio or have any information about this hotel? It is not easy to find information about it and does not pop up in popular links.

Thank you,
Dana

I want to take a day trip to Lugano from Bellagio and am having difficulty finding a bus schedule that goes from Menaggio to Lugano in the morning and comes back late in the day or early evening. I did this several years ago--took the ferry to Menaggio and then the bus to Lugano for the day. The Post bus schedule only shows an afternoon departure. Are there other bus lines I could research? Are there agencies that book day tours from either Bellagio, Menaggio, Varenna or Como? Any help would be greatly appreciated. We are leaving September 29th.

We're planning a trip to the lake district in late September/early October and would like hotel recommendations in the following towns:

Bellagio
Stresa
Desenzano or Sirmione

We'd prefer to stay under $200 per night. We'd also welcome restaurant suggestions.

Thanks.

What should roughly be the temperture in Bellagio in very early October?

How likely is it to have rain in Bellagio in May and September? I note that many of the photos of the Lake Como area appear to have been taken on cloudy or rainy days and would like your experience.

Hello all, my mom's coming to visit me in italy for two weeks in march, the 15th to the 30th, now we have most days already scheduled and hotels reserved, etc....we had two days free the 21st and 22nd, and wanted to take her to Bellagio and Lake Como. Only thing was wondering how is the weather around this time, my mom's from the carribean and doesn't fair too well in cold weather. Other thing is I noticed most hotels in Bellagio are closed in this period, is it because the weather is that crappy?

Any info would be great!

What is the easiest way to travel from Cinque Terre to Lake Como? Any suggested hotel accomodations in the Lake Como area? Which city on the lake do people like best? Thanks so much!

Hi All!
My husband & I are meeting in Milan and then going to spend 6 nights in Bellagio at the Hotel Florence. He is in Iraq now and I REALLY want everything to run smoothly for us as we go from Milan to Bellagio. His flight gets in around 4pm on Tues. Oct. 12. I arrive in the morning and will wait for him. What is the easiest route to Bellagio from there? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated. This is a very special time for us and a much needed break as we also have a son in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. So thanks in advance!
Peggy
A.K.A. Bob's Princess

We'll be arriving lake Como area Sunday evening the 31st of May. I want to travel from Milan to Bellagio but it will be late evening when we arrive in Varenna by train.
Stay in Varenna? B&B?
Day trip to Bellagio??
Is there a ferry that goes back down to Como? If so how much $?
I want to propose here...any ideas!!!!!!!!!!!?

Thanks a ton from a Confused but Excited Texan!!!

We are thinking of visiting Bellation in August 04 - considering last year's summer, we wish to stay at a lake view hotel with airconditioning - moderate to superior rating. Do other members have suggestions?

Any recommendations between the two, and please name your recommended hotels as well. This would be for early October. Thanks in advance.