Varenna to Menaggio ferry: shore to shore in 15 minutes, last weekday boat at 19:50

Compared with the Bellagio crossing, which leaves Varenna as late as 21:20, the Menaggio ferry closes earlier. Under the winter timetable, which runs until 14 March 2027, the final weekday boats are the 19:50 from Varenna and the 19:35 from Menaggio. Mornings start at 06:20 from Menaggio and 06:40 from Varenna, with 18 departures each way from Monday to Saturday.

Sundays and public holidays bring 15 sailings in each direction, from Varenna between 08:20 and 19:25 and from Menaggio between 08:40 and 19:50. Walk-on fares are the same €5.50 as on the other mid-lake ferries. If you are driving, also read the pier works notices further down, each with its dates.

06:40 to 19:50 from Varenna, 06:20 to 19:35 from Menaggio

Navigazione Lago di Como winter timetable from 2 November 2026 to 14 March 2027; reduced service with its own times on 25 December 2026 and 1 January 2027. Checked 30 October 2026.   Navigazione Lago di Como – Lake Como winter timetable 02/11/2026 – 14/03/2027 (PDF) · 2026-10-30

What you pay on foot, on two wheels or with a car

On the operator's stage diagram Varenna and Menaggio are three stages apart, so walk-on fares are €5.50 for adults and €2.80 for children from four to eleven. Coming back costs another single; there is no return reduction.

Taking a vehicle, read the driver-inclusive column: a car no longer than 3.5 m or a motorbike above 250 cc costs €10.10, €7.60 for a moped or motorbike up to 250 cc, €6.70 for a bicycle and its rider. Passengers in the car each need their own ticket.

Fare tables in force since 1 April 2026, with no end date given. Checked 30 October 2026.   Navigazione Lago di Como – vehicle ticket prices from 1 April 2026 (PDF, Italian) · 2026-10-30

Ferry ramp or passenger pier: which one to use

Each village has a vehicle ramp for the ferry and a separate pier for the ordinary boats. The difference matters whenever a notice stops vehicles: at Menaggio from 2 to 6 November 2026, and at Varenna on the sailings listed in the 23 October notice, foot passengers are sent to the passenger pier.

East shore to west shore without touching Bellagio

Unlike the Bellagio sailings, this ferry goes straight across the lake: Varenna is on the eastern side in the province of Lecco, Menaggio on the western side in the province of Como. On weekdays the crossing takes 15 minutes, but the leaflet prints 30 for Sunday and holiday departures from Varenna.

Before you cross between Varenna and Menaggio

• 2 to 6 November: walk-on only at Menaggio

  From Monday 2 to Friday 6 November 2026 the ferry takes no vehicles at Menaggio. The timetable still runs for people on foot, who board at the passenger pier.

• Hire car and the Varenna works

  The 23 October notice bars vehicles from a set of sailings at Varenna until the repairs finish, listed by autumn run number. Ring the freephone 800 551801 to check your winter sailing before driving down to the ramp.

• Buses from Menaggio

  ASF buses leave Menaggio for Como and Colico (line C110), for Porlezza and Lugano in Switzerland (C112), for Plesio (C113) and for Cavargna (C114).

• Rail on the Varenna side

  Varenna-Esino station has two platforms. RFI lists no assistance service there for passengers with reduced mobility, so plan any help in advance.

• Vans and camper vans

  Vehicles up to 400 quintals (40 tonnes) gross weight and 4 m high are accepted; the captain may ask for a weighbridge ticket. A camper van with its driver pays €18.50.

• Evening return

  After the 19:35 from Menaggio and the 19:50 from Varenna on weekdays there are no more boats on this crossing. On Sundays the last are at 19:50 and 19:25.

Getting on from Menaggio and Varenna

Menaggio is the bus hub of the western shore. ASF line C110 follows the lake from Como to the railway station at Colico, and C112 climbs to Porlezza and continues to Lugano. Across the water, Varenna has its railway station. Passenger boats and fast craft of the Como–Colico route stop at both villages in winter as well; their times are in the first two tables of the same leaflet.

If you are in Varenna after the last Menaggio boat, the Varenna–Bellagio ferry keeps going until 21:20 on weekdays, and from Bellagio the crossing to Cadenabbia, on Menaggio's side of the lake, has weekday departures until 21:40. Two weekday Varenna–Bellagio sailings, at 07:35 and 06:05, also call at Menaggio but carry foot passengers only.

Varenna – Menaggio ferry: quick answers