Getting there

How to get from Turin to Ornavasso

Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte
By car
About 1 h 59 min from Turin
Railway station
In the comune; check the line from Turin
Airport we time
Milan Bergamo (BGY), 1 h 58 min by car

A Toce-valley town at 215 meters, marble quarry for a famous Milan cathedral and the southernmost Walser colony in the Ossola.

Ornavasso is in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, a town of 3,323 people. There is a railway station in the comune. We do not hold timetables, so check Trenitalia or the regional operator for the line from Turin and whether it needs a change.

First time driving in Italy? Read our complete manual: tolls, parking and the ZTL.

When to go

The best months for Ornavasso: Apr–Oct.

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