Getting there
How to get from Milan to Rapallo
- By car
- About 2 hours from Milan
- By train
- Rapallo has a station of its own
- Gateway airport
- Genoa (GOA), 39 minutes by car
The largest town on the Tigullio gulf, twice the location of treaties that redrew borders in postwar Europe.
Rapallo is in the province of Genova, a town of 29,103 people. There is a railway station in the comune, so you can make the journey without a car.
When to go
The best months for Rapallo: Apr–Oct.
- Festa patronale a San Martino di Noceto, August
Worth combining on the way
- Sestri Levante, 2h 16m from Milan
- Varazze, 2 hours from Milan
Rapallo is in our Riviera di Levante guide
Riviera di Levante: the towns, when to go, how to get there
The coast in the shadow of five villages. 19 towns, the drive and train times, the months, where to eat and sleep.
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To Rapallo from other cities
- From Genoa, about 30 minutes by car
- From Pisa, about 1h 42m by car
- From Turin, about 2h 24m by car
- From Florence, about 2h 28m by car