<p>A single day from Milan to Lake Como works well, as the train ride is short.</p>

<p>Plenty of people ride to Varenna by rail then cross by boat to the town of Bellagio.</p>

<p>Travelling by boat is the best way to see the shoreline, and a seat on deck is worth arriving early for.</p>

<p>Know the time of the final ferry before you leave the pier, above all in winter.</p> Travel Tip Now guides