“Il Chiostro” Hotel, in Via Fratelli Cervi 14, lies in the Centre of Verbania, a small town on the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
From Milan
By car (approximately 100 km)
take the “Autostrada dei Laghi” A8 motorway , direction Varese-Como, then follow the “Genova-Gravellona Toce” sign and after the “Lago Maggiore” tollgate take the link road with the A26 motorway, towards Gravellona Toce. After around 30 km take the Baveno-Stresa exit road or the following Gravellona Toce exit road; then drive towards Verbania. After the bridge over the San Bernardino River, you will reach the Piazza Matteotti roundabout, there turn left. After 150 m. turn right in Corso Garibaldi, at the end of the street turn left in Via Rosmini, then turn into the first road on the right: Via Fratelli Cervi.
By Plane (approximately 70 km)
From the Malpensa international airport you can take the VcoAlibus coaches. For more information visit the website www.vcoinbus.it
From the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport take the A4 motorway, towards Milan until reaching the link with the A8 motorway. Then follow the instruction given above.
By Bus
From Verbania-Pallanza train station, take the bus Omegna-Verbania and get off at Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour stop. Then walk to the roundabout, turn left in Via Cristoforo Colombo and then left again in Via Fratelli Cervi.
It is possible to reach Verbania also by the Milano Cadorna-Varese-Laveno Mombello railway line.
From Laveno you will get to Verbania Intra by ferry (departure every 25 minutes).
From Varese
By car:
From Varese you can reach Verabania in two ways. By ferry or through the motorway.
The first way is the shortest one, about 25 km, most of them on the “statale 394” road to Laveno.
We suggest you to leave your car at Laveno, since the events’ location are close to the ferry pier and an high-frequency bus line is available in the whole urban area. If you prefer reaching Verbania without taking the ferry, you have to take the A8 motorway towards Milan and drive to Gallarate. Near the link with the A26 motorway follow the Genova-Gravellona Toce sign. After the “Lago Maggiore” tollgate, keep on A26 motorway towards Gravellona Toce. After 30 km take the Baveno-Stresa exit road or the following Gravellona Toce exit road; then drive towards Verbania. After the bridge over the San Bernardino River, you will reach the Piazza Matteotti roundabout, there turn left. After 150 mt. turn right in Corso Garibaldi, at the end of the street turn left in Via Rosmini, then turn into the first road on the right: Via Fratelli Cervi.
From Turin
By car:
Turin is 150 km far from Verbania, 140 of them on the motorway. Take the A4 motorway towards Milan and the A26 motorway towards Gravellona Toce. Take the Baveno-Stresa exit road or the following Gravellona Toce exit; then drive towards Verbania. After the bridge over the San Bernardino River, you will reach the Piazza Matteotti roundabout, turn left. After 150 m. turn right in Corso Garibaldi, at the end of the street turn left in Via Rosmini, then turn into the first road on the right: Via Fratelli Cervi.
By train:
There is not a direct rail line between Turin and Verbania. However, there are different possibilities to reach Verbania, but you have to change at Santhià, Novara or Arona.
www.trenitalia.it
By plane:
From the Torino Caselle international airport take the ring road towards Milan, then take the A4 motorway towards Milan. After the “Greggio” tollgate take the A26 motorway towards Gravellona-Toce. Then follow the instructions given at “From Turin, By car” section.
From the Sempione Pass
By car:
After the Swiss-Italian border, take the SS34 road to Verbania. Turn right at the first roundabout and you will reach Piazza Matteotti, then turn left. After 150 m. turn right in Corso Garibaldi, at the end of the street turn left in Via Rosmini, then turn into the first road on the right: Via Fratelli Cervi.
By ferry
We suggest you a pleasant alternative way to reach Verbania: ferry or hydrofoil.
The regular Navigazione Lago Maggiore ferries reach also Locarno, Ascona e Brissago in Switzerland.
CAR RENT
If you hire a car, the nearest pick-up locations are: Omegna, Novara, Stresa, Varese (city centre), Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate and Milan railway station. For more information please visit Carhire3000 at www.carhire3000.com
