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Compare the bases

The recommended bases side by side: the station, the car ferry, the last boat, the times to Bellagio, Varenna and Menaggio, the bathing points and the sights near the centre.

The middle of the lake from the battlements of Vezio castle, where the two branches divide.
Modris Putns · CC BY-SA 3.0

The bases compared

The bases ordered by “Sights within 1 km”, most first.

The bases compared. The bases ordered by “Sights within 1 km”, most first.
ComoFirst BasinComo Nord Lago650 m from the centreComo San Giovanni950 m from the centre40 minTrainthe car ferry does not callend of the line50 minFast service1 h 15Fast service, then boat1 hBus2 pointsnearest 1.8 km away25 sights
Lecco and the eastern branchLecco BranchLecco350 m from the centre40 minTrainthe car ferry does not callend of the line50 minBus22 minTrain49 minTrain, then boat2 pointsnearest 950 m away10 sights
VarennaCentro LagoVarenna-Esino-Perledo500 m from the centreFiumelatte1.4 km from the centre1 h 05TrainVarenna16:45 to Comofast service · boat 15:4015 minBoatin the village15 minBoat0 points9 sights
BellagioCentro Lagono station1 h 20Train, then boatBellagio18:20 to Comofast service · boat 16:20in the village15 minBoat15 minBoat2 pointsnearest 1.0 km away8 sights
BellanoLecco BranchBellano-Tartavalle Terme450 m from the centre1 h 07Trainthe car ferry does not call16:36 to Comofast service32 minTrain, then boat5 minTrain32 minBoat, then train3 pointsnearest 200 m away6 sights
TremezzinaCentro Lagono station1 h 30Train, then busCadenabbia17:57 to Comofast service · boat 16:3512 minBoat30 minBoat15 minBus2 pointsnearest 500 m away5 sights
CernobbioFirst Basinno station52 minTrain, then busthe car ferry does not call20:05 to Como1 hBus, then boat1 h 15Bus, then boat51 minBus1 pointnearest 1.0 km away4 sights
LiernaLecco BranchLierna200 m from the centre1 hTrainthe car ferry does not callno timetable in force37 minTrain, then boat10 minTrain37 minTrain, then boat1 pointnearest 800 m away4 sights
MenaggioCentro Lagono station1 h 20Train, then boatMenaggio18:08 to Comofast service · boat 16:0015 minBoat15 minBoatin the village3 pointsnearest 350 m away3 sights
Upper lake: Domaso and ColicoUpper Lakeno station1 h 50Train, then busthe car ferry does not call16:13 to Comofast service58 minBus, then boat57 minBus, then train45 minBus1 pointnearest 1.6 km away3 sights

The columns

The figures in each row are measured from the centre of the base's village: for “Lecco and the eastern branch” it is Lecco, for “Upper lake: Domaso and Colico” it is Domaso. A dash marks a missing figure, and when the table is sorted the bases without it go to the bottom.

Station in the village
The railway stations in the village, with their straight-line distance from the centre of the base.
From Milano Centrale
The typical time by public transport, changes included, as given on the page of the base or of its village, and the vehicles in the order you board them. It is not a timetable.
Car ferry
The village pier where the car ferry calls; it links Cadenabbia, Menaggio, Bellagio and Varenna.
Last boat to Como or Lecco
Last departures towards Como or Lecco, on the Como–Colico and Lecco–Bellagio lines respectively. These apply from Monday to Saturday, excluding public holidays, for the period from 2 November to 14 March 2027. The fast service requires a supplement; when it is the last sailing, the last ordinary boat is also listed. Navigazione Laghi: the Como–Colico line (PDF, in Italian and English).
To Bellagio, Varenna and Menaggio
The typical time by public transport, changes included, as on the pages of the bases and villages; where no page gives one, the time worked out by the site's planner.
Bathing points within 2 km
The village's bathing points sampled and classified every season under the EU Bathing Water Directive, within 2 km of the centre in a straight line, and the distance of the nearest. Each point's class is on the village page.
Sights within 1 km
The villas, churches, museums, gardens and other sights described on the site, within 1 km of the centre in a straight line.

The bases, one by one