There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Olten by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Oltentrain Ic21 / ...
7h 10mCHF 115–205Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Luzernbus FlixBus N401
- Take the train from Luzern to Oltentrain Ir26
9h 38mCHF 51–84Drive 533 km
- Drive from Venice to Oltencar 533 km
5h 50mCHF 89–129Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 56mCHF 102–255Train via Milan (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Oltentrain Ec
7h 19mCHF 99–209Train via Milan #2
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Oltentrain
9h 58mCHF 102–157Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
4h 50mCHF 69–246Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 31mCHF 111–340Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Oltentrain
7h 8mCHF 116–309
Venice to Olten by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Olten is to bus and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 50m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Olten. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Olten via Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Venice and Olten is 552 km. The road distance is 533 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Olten without a car is to train which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Venice to Olten, including transfers.
Venice to Olten train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
Venice to Olten train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Olten is 533 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Venice to Olten.
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What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Olten via Arth-Goldau in around 7h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–140
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–130
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 23–30
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Locarno to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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