Reader's Question: Linate To Stresa
Linate Aeroporto is just outside of the city of Milano. To reach Stresa, north of Milano, the best way may be to travel into the city to the train station.
A lovely reader wrote to me a couple of days ago with a very good question regarding transportation. I haven't been able, for some reason, to return a mail to her, and seeing as the question may be pertinent to many and a good addition to the Transportation file, let's address it here.
The reader asks:
Q. I am flying into Linate Airport in July 2012 and am heading for Stresa....
I was going to get the Shuttle Bus from Linate Airport to Malpensa Airport and then get on the Alibus to take me to Stresa.
Does this make sense to you, if not can you suggest the best way for me to do it without a lot of changing. (continue reading for the answer ...)
A. Unlike from Malpensa, there is no Alibus shuttle to take one directly to Stresa from Linate International Airport. Therefore, there are a couple of options. From Linate one way to reach Stresa is with the shuttle bus that runs between Linate and Malpensa. It drops passengers at Terminal 2 at Malpensa, from which they can take the Alibus shuttle from Bus stop 12 to Stresa.
Here is the Malpensa/Linate shuttle link: www.malpensashuttle.it
Another option is to get to Milano Centrale station. Linate Airport is very close to Centrale, only 9Km, and Linate runs a shuttle to Centrale for 5 euro. Once at Centrale one can take the train to Stresa. Even a taxi from Linate to Centrale should not cost much, perhaps 15 or 20 euro. If you are more than one person this becomes an economical way to reach Centrale.
Here is the Trenilalia link to search trains to Stresa from Centrale: www.trenitalia.com
The only way to reach Stresa directly from Linate could be with a private taxi. This should cost about 100 euro. Regarding the options mentioned above, please do keep in mind that all of the above information assumes daytime travel. Late in the night the trains run seldom, if at all, and the shuttles not at all.
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Has anyone reached Stresa in another way from Linate? Please share it with us!
And to my lovely reader, whose mail I was unable to answer, your accommodation selection of Hotel Elena sounds perfect! If it is not available take a look at Hotel Saini, http://www.hotelsaini.it/ or Hotel Luina, http://www.hotelluina.net/de.html. And please write to me again (with a different email, maybe?) if there is anything else that I can help you with. I know you will love Stresa, and thank you for your truly lovely mail.
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