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Villa Panza
Villa museum dedicated to contemporary art, photography and design, set in gardens that make the visit especially pleasant.
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Rho to Varese is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Rho to Varese will cost around £5 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £5.
On Fri 13 Nov, we found 115 trains from Rho to Varese, including 87 direct services.
These direct trains cover the 36 km distance in an average of 40 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 40 m .
The slowest trains will take 40 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Trains from Rho to Varese run on average 88 times per day, taking around 54m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £5 if you book in advance.
There are 63 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:12, the last at 23:56. The fastest train covers the 36 km distance in 35m.
Distance 36 km |
Average train duration 54m |
Cheapest ticket price £5 |
Trains per day 88 |
Direct trains 63 |
Fastest train 35m |
First train 0:12 |
Last train 23:56 |
Cheapest Month Oct |
Cheapest Day Tue |
High Season Oct - Dec |
Low Season Jul - Sept |
Busiest Day Sun |
Least Busy Day Sat |
Best time to book 5 days |
Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Rho to Varese.
The table below shows live departures for Rho to Varese trains for today, Thursday 12 November. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24516 · 19 | 7:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 8:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24516 | 7:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 8:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2514 | 7:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 8:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24518 | 7:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 8:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24518 | 7:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 8:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
25302 · 25562 | 8:14 Rho Fiera | 0h46 | 9:00 Varese station | 1 change | |
24520 | 8:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 9:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24520 | 8:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 9:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24520 · 25 | 8:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 9:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2516 | 8:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 9:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24522 | 8:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 9:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24522 | 8:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 9:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24524 | 9:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 10:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24524 · 29 | 9:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 10:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24524 | 9:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 10:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2518 | 9:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 10:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24526 | 9:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 10:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24526 | 9:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 10:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24528 | 10:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 11:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24528 | 10:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 11:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24528 · 31 | 10:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 11:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2520 | 10:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 11:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24530 | 10:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 11:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24530 | 10:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 11:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24532 | 11:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 12:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24532 | 11:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 12:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24532 · 1035 | 11:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 12:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2522 | 11:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 12:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24534 | 11:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 12:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24534 | 11:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 12:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24534 · 1039 | 11:56 Rho station | 1h25 | 13:21 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24536 | 12:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 13:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24536 · 1041 | 12:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 13:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24536 | 12:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 13:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2524 | 12:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 13:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24538 | 12:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 13:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24538 | 12:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 13:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24540 | 13:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 14:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24540 | 13:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 14:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24540 · 47 | 13:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 14:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2526 | 13:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 14:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24542 | 13:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 14:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24542 | 13:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 14:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24544 | 14:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 15:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24544 | 14:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 15:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24544 · 51 | 14:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 15:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2528 | 14:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 15:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24546 | 14:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 15:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24546 | 14:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 15:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24548 | 15:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 16:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24548 | 15:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 16:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24548 · 55 | 15:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 16:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2530 | 15:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 16:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24550 | 15:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 16:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24550 | 15:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 16:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24552 | 16:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 17:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24552 | 16:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 17:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24552 · 61 | 16:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 17:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2532 | 16:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 17:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24554 | 16:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 17:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24554 · 2065 | 16:56 Rho station | 1h25 | 18:21 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24554 | 16:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 17:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
25304 · 25580 | 17:14 Rho Fiera | 0h46 | 18:00 Varese station | 1 change | |
24556 | 17:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 18:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24556 | 17:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 18:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24556 · 67 | 17:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 18:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2534 | 17:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 18:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24558 | 17:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 18:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24558 · 2071 | 17:56 Rho station | 1h25 | 19:21 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24558 | 17:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 18:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2504 | 18:09 Rho Fiera | 0h48 | 18:57 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
25306 · 25582 | 18:14 Rho Fiera | 0h46 | 19:00 Varese station | 1 change | |
24560 | 18:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 19:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24560 | 18:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 19:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24560 · 75 | 18:26 Rho station | 1h25 | 19:51 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2536 | 18:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 19:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24562 | 18:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 19:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24562 | 18:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 19:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24562 · 2075 | 18:56 Rho station | 1h25 | 20:21 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
2506 | 19:09 Rho Fiera | 0h48 | 19:57 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
25308 · 25584 | 19:14 Rho Fiera | 0h46 | 20:00 Varese station | 1 change | |
24564 | 19:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 20:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24564 · Autobus TRENORD 281A | 19:26 Rho station | 1h34 | 21:00 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24564 | 19:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 20:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2538 | 19:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 20:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24566 | 19:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 20:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24566 | 19:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 20:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24568 | 20:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 21:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24568 · Autobus TRENORD 283A | 20:26 Rho station | 1h29 | 21:55 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24568 | 20:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 21:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2540 | 20:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 21:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24570 | 20:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 21:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24570 | 20:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 21:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24572 | 21:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 22:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24572 | 21:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 22:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
2542 | 21:44 Rho Fiera | 0h43 | 22:27 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24574 | 21:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 22:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24574 | 21:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 22:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24576 | 22:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 23:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24576 | 22:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 23:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24578 | 22:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 23:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24578 | 22:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 23:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24580 | 23:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 0:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24580 | 23:26 Rho station | 0h52 | 0:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
| Friday 13 November | |||||
2510 | 5:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 6:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24613 · 2920 · 13 | 5:52 Rho station | 1h57 | 7:49 Varese Casbeno | 2 changes | |
24515 · 24114 · 1015 | 6:04 Rho station | 2h17 | 8:21 Varese Casbeno | 2 changes | |
24515 · 24314 · 13 | 6:04 Rho station | 1h45 | 7:49 Varese Casbeno | 2 changes | |
10212 · 25558 | 6:19 Rho Fiera | 0h41 | 7:00 Varese station | 1 change | |
24601 · 2512 | 6:22 Rho station | 1h02 | 7:24 Varese station | 1 change | |
2512 | 6:44 Rho Fiera | 0h40 | 7:24 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24514 | 6:49 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 7:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24514 | 6:56 Rho station | 0h52 | 7:48 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
24514 · 1015 | 6:56 Rho station | 1h25 | 8:21 Varese Casbeno | 1 change | |
24516 | 7:19 Rho Fiera | 0h59 | 8:18 Varese station | 0 changesdirect | |
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Villa museum dedicated to contemporary art, photography and design, set in gardens that make the visit especially pleasant.
Civic museum in a medieval castle displaying paintings, sculpture and decorative arts in atmospheric historic rooms.
Museum near the Sacro Monte route presenting local devotional art and historical objects linked to the sanctuary complex.
Grand public gardens behind Palazzo Estense, ideal for a gentle stroll among lawns, fountains and formal landscaping.
Historic hill route of chapels ascending through woodland to Santa Maria del Monte, combining art, pilgrimage and sweeping views.
Large city park around a lake, popular for walking, birdwatching and relaxed views close to the centre.
Creamy risotto from nearby rice-growing areas, often finished with local butter and cheese. A staple of Lombard home cooking around Varese.
Slow-braised veal shanks cooked with wine, vegetables and broth, traditionally served with risotto or polenta. A classic hearty dish of Lombardy.
Buckwheat polenta cooked slowly and enriched with butter and cheese. Common in the pre-Alpine area and valued as a warming mountain dish.
Elegant restaurant in Varese known for refined Italian cooking and a polished atmosphere suited to a special meal.
Historic café and pastry shop appreciated for breakfast, coffee, cakes and light meals in an elegant central setting.
Well-known traditional venue serving Lombard and Varese specialities in a warm, classic setting popular with locals.
Moderate by northern Italian standards. Hotels can be pricey in peak periods, but dining, coffee and local transport are generally manageable for most visitors.
Service is often included or modest. Round up in cafés and taxis, or leave 5-10% at restaurants for good service, but tipping is not obligatory.
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Most Rho to Varese trains use the Rho Fiera to Varese station pair, with some services arriving at Varese Casbeno. Use this guide to compare Rho and Varese train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Rho Fiera is 3 km from Rho city centre. Public transport options include:
Rho Fiera has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food and drink options are available at Rho Fiera.
Free.
Ticket office support is available at Rho Fiera. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at Rho Fiera. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Rho Fiera: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Rho Fiera: Bike Parking, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Rho Fiera: Ramps, restrooms.
Nearby hotels include NH Milano Fiera, Italiana Hotels Milan Rho Fair, Hotel Esperia.
Rho has practical services for this route, including Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel and Bike Parking.
Food and drink options are available at Rho.
ATMs are available at Rho.
Available at Rho: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Rho: Bike Parking.
Accessibility facilities are available at Rho.
Varese has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food options include: Ristorante Bologna, Trattoria Caprese
Free. ATMs are available in the train station.
Ticket office support is available at Varese. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at Varese. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Varese: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Varese: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Varese: Elevators, ramps, restrooms.
Nearby hotels include Palace Grand Hotel Varese, Hotel di Varese, UNAHOTELS Varese.
Varese Casbeno is 1 km from Varese city centre. Public transport options include:
Varese Casbeno has practical services for this route, including Parking, Dining, Accessibility and Bike Rental.
Food and drink options are available at Varese Casbeno.
Available at Varese Casbeno: Parking.
Available at Varese Casbeno: Bike Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Varese Casbeno.
Varese Nord has practical services for this route, including Accessibility.
Accessibility facilities are available at Varese Nord.
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