Getting There
Ascona has no railway station of its own, so most train passengers disembark at nearby Locarno and transfer to a bus or taxi for the short ride to Ascona. Locarno has good connections to the region's major railway junction of Bellinzona, which has frequent express train connections from Milan and Zurich. For rail information and schedules, call tel. 0900/300-300.
A handful of buses connects Ascona with the railroad junction of Locarno, a short distance to the northeast. The bus ride takes 15 minutes, and departures are every 15 minutes and cost 2.80F ($2.30/£1.20) one-way. For bus information, call Locarno's tourist office.
If you're driving, continue west from Locarno along Route 13.
Visitor Information
The Ascona Tourist Board, via B. Papio 5 (tel. 091/791-00-91; www.ascona.ch), is open mid-March to late October, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, and Sunday 2:30 to 5pm.
