Why go
- Comune in Lombardy, Italy.
- 1 hand-picked place to stay.
- Served by Aeroteam Airfield.
History
Varese is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km (34 mi) north-west of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part of the city is called Varesotto.
Where to stay
Via Roma, 2, 28010 Pella NO, Italy
Restaurants & places to go
Regional, Restaurant · PRENOTARE Opening hours: Mo-Tu,Th-Su 12:00-16:00,19:30-23:00 Features: reservation required · 26 Via per Ganna · trattoriadellalpe.it
Regional, Italian, Restaurant · Agriturismo: azienda agricola, ristorante, gelateria. Prenotazione raccomandata con largo anticipo. Features: outdoor seating… · consorziocastanicoltori.it
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, step-free access · 4 Piazza Battistero,… · order.ristorantehaveli.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 12:00-15:00,18:30-24:00; Mo-Th,Su 12:00-15:00,18:30-23:15; PH closed Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 3 Via… · oldwildwest.it
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00, 19:00-24:00; Features: air conditioning · 30 Via Lungolago, Varese, 21100 · sushiclub.it
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00; Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · 17 Via Emilio Morosini, Varese, 21100 · alicepizza.it
Piadina, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00; PH closed Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 439 Via Enrico Fermi, Ispra, 21027 · lapiadineria.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 07:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-02:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, step-free access,… · mcdonalds.it
292 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) 23 km to the centre
1010 Ferno, VA, Italy — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 75 airlines (easyJet, Alitalia, Meridiana, Blue Panorama Airlines…) · direct flights to 107 destinations incl. New York, Rome, Miami, Tirana, Vienna… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 75 airlines, 107 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 37 routes: Alghero, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Belgrade, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brindisi, Brussels, Cagliari, Casablanca, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Heraklion, Ibiza, Lamezia, Larnaca, Lisbon, London, London, Luxemburg, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech, Mykonos, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel-aviv
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A319, ERJ-145, 32S, Embraer 190, Fokker 100…) · 23 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Baku*, Beirut, Belgrade*, Cairo, Catania*, Jeddah*, Lisbon, Luxemburg*, Lyon, Marseille, Moscow, Nantes, New York, Porto*, Riga*, Riyadh*, Rome, Sofia*, St. Petersburg, Tirana*, Tokyo, Tunis
- Meridiana IG (A320, 737, 767) · 12 routes: Berlin*, Chisinau, Dakar, Duesseldorf, Fuerteventura, Plaisance, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel-aviv*, Tenerife, Tirana, Vienna
- Blue Panorama Airlines BV (767, 737) · 5 routes: Cancun, Havana, La Romana, Rome, Tirana
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ, A320) · 5 routes: Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, 767-300, A321) · 5 routes: Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Madrid, Miami*, New York*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 767-400, AR1…) · 4 routes: Brussels*, Frankfurt, Munich, Newark*
- Air Berlin AB (A320, 737-800, 737-700, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Vienna*
- Air France AF (ERJ-145, CRJ, ATR 72) · 3 routes: Lyon*, Marseille*, Nantes*
- American Airlines AA (767-300, A319, A320) · 3 routes: London*, Miami, New York
- British Airways BA (767-300, A319, A320, A321) · 3 routes: London, Miami*, New York*
- Finnair AY (767-300, A320, A321, A321) · 3 routes: Helsinki, Miami*, New York*
- Transaero Airlines UN (735, 737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Moscow, Moscow, St. Petersburg
- US Airways US (767-300, A319, A320) · 3 routes: Lisbon*, Miami, New York
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Air China CA (330) · 2 routes: Beijing, Shanghai
- Air One AP (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Tirana
- Airlinair A5 (ERJ-145, CRJ) · 2 routes: Lyon, Nantes
- Emirates EK (777-300ER, 777-300) · 2 routes: Dubai, New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A319, A320, A321, 767-300, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Rome
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Birmingham, Manchester
- JetBlue Airways B6 (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Dubai, New York
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 2 routes: Islamabad, Paris
- Qatar Airways QR (A320, A330-200, A330-300, 767-300) · 2 routes: Doha, New York*
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Singapore
- TAP Portugal TP (Fokker 100, A319, A320, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Lisbon, Porto*
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320, A321, 737-800, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Twin Jet T7 (BEH) · 2 routes: Marseille, Toulouse
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Bilbao
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 2 routes: Bucharest, Budapest
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Moldova 9U (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air Serbia JU (737-300) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Bristol
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A319, A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A320) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Corse-Mediterranee XK (ATR 72) · 1 route: Marseille
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Delta Air Lines DL (330, 767-400) · 1 route: New York
- Egyptair MS (737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Lublin
- Excel Airways JN (A320) · 1 route: Tirana
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Indigo I9 (767) · 1 route: Fortaleza
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- Korean Air KE (747-400) · 1 route: Rome
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 175, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Niki HG (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
- Olympic Airlines OA (A320) · 1 route: Athens*
- Oman Air WY (A330-200) · 1 route: Muscat
- Royal Jordanian RJ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, A320, AR1) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (330) · 1 route: Sao Paulo
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Tunisair TU (A319, A320, A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (73N, 73R) · 1 route: Kiev
- United Airlines UA (767-400) · 1 route: Newark
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Urgench
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Lugano Airport (LUG) 22 km to the centre
Agno, TI, CH — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Flybaboo, Swiss International Air Lines) · direct flights to 2 destinations incl. Geneva, Zurich (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 2 direct destinations
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Varese-Venegono Airport 15 km to the centre
Venegono Superiore (VA), 25, IT — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Calcinate del Pesce Airfield 3.5 km to the centre
Varese (VA), 25, IT
Vergiate Airfield 15 km to the centre
Vergiate (VA), 25, IT
Oasi Airfield 17 km to the centre
Cassano Magnago (VA), 25, IT
Getting there by ferry
Imbarco Isola Virginia
Ferry terminal · 3.7 km from the centre
Imbarcadero
Ferry terminal · 4.2 km from the centre
Ispra
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre · Navigazione Laghi
Santa Caterina
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre · Navigazione Laghi
Imbarcadero NLM
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre
Laveno
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre · Navigazione Laghi
Biandronno - Isolino Virginia
Ferry route
Belgirate - Ispra
Ferry route
Ispra - Ranco
Ferry route
Morcote - Porto Ceresio
Ferry route
Traghetto Laveno - Intra / Ferry Laveno - Intra
Ferry route
T: Ferry boat Laveno-Verbania Intra
Ferry route · NLM
T: Ferry Boat Verbania Intra-Laveno
Ferry route · NLM
Porto Ceresio - Figino
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Aeroteam Airfield; 16 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Imbarco Isola Virginia, 3.7 km); routes include Biandronno - Isolino Virginia, Belgirate - Ispra, Ispra - Ranco.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Varese, Italy. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Milan, Lombardia · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
National rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.