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Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style – gray bridge surrounded green trees in landscape photography📷 Photo by Joel Steinmann on Unsplash

Road trips from Orta San Giulio

7 road trips that start in or near Orta San Giulio, from 2 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style – gray bridge surrounded green trees in landscape photographyPhoto by Joel Steinmann on Unsplash
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Mountains & lakes

Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style

54 km4 stops2 days
Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores – Villa Balbianello 3575 Mercator 11© Henry Kellner · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Classic European drives

Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores

59 km8 stops2 days
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta – white concrete structures on islandPhoto by Jean VIVIN on Unsplash
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Classic European drives

Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta

63 km7 stops3 days
Along the Glacier Express© Norbert Aepli, Switzerland (User:noebu) · CC BY 2.5
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Mountains & lakes

Along the Glacier Express

266 km7 stops3 days
Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio – CALLE DE BELLAGIO - panoramio© Manuel Velazquez · CC BY 3.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio

159 km12 stops7 days
Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso – a lake surrounded by mountains with a castle on top of itPhoto by Roby Allario on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso

208 km11 stops7 days
Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta – brown trees near body of water during daytimePhoto by Patrizia Spasiano on Unsplash
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Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta

213 km10 stops7 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style254 km0 h 45 min4
Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores259 km0 h 49 min8
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta363 km0 h 52 min7
Along the Glacier Express3266 km3 h 40 min7
Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio7159 km2 h 12 min12
Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso7208 km2 h 53 min11
Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta7213 km2 h 57 min10

FAQs

What are the best road trips from Orta San Giulio?

Popular routes starting in or near Orta San Giulio: Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style, Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, Along the Glacier Express and Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio.

Is there a short road trip from Orta San Giulio?

The shortest is Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style: 2 days, about 54 km.

What is the longest road trip from Orta San Giulio?

The longest is Along the Glacier Express: 3 days, about 266 km with 7 stops.