Day 1: Lloret de Mar - Barcelona Airport - Milan - How to go to Lake Como
As usual in the last trips we have made, today we start the day working, but with that tickle that gives the knowledge that we are a few hours away from starting what will be our trip to Lake Como, which will take us back to Italy, a country to which we return whenever we can (this is the second time this year and in a few months we will go for the third) and at the end of the day we will propose go to Lake Como.
We flew to Milan thanks to EasyJet at 21:50, so we imagine that we will have time to rest and leave home after work, with time to arrive calmly at the airport and even have dinner before boarding.
The journey to the airport of Barcelona We do it quietly, arriving in the middle of the afternoon, where the first thing we get is to park in the airport parking lot, where we will leave the car these days that we will spend on the trip to Lake Como.
As soon as we arrive at the airport, the first thing we do is check the status of the flight, something that always reassures us, especially when we see that it is on time. After approaching the security controls to pass them and thus being able to go directly to dinner, it is that with the time it is and taking into account the time we will arrive in Milan for later go to Lake Como, to the town of Como, which is where we will stay for the next few days, the dinner schedule goes through being canceled, so it is preferable to take advantage and do it directly in Barcelona, so as not to risk running out of energy.
Arriving at T2 in Barcelona
And as it could not be all that easy or so beautiful, and less so in this summer season, in which delays or cancellations are the order of the day, as soon as we arrive at the boarding gates we find that the flight has changed Status: is delayed. But not a few minutes, none of that, the delay is practically two hours, so the exit planned from Barcelona, it will be at 23:50 and the arrival in Milan almost at two in the morning, something that makes us look at ourselves with the face of few friends, take out the laptop and start making some changes on the first day of the trip, in the one we had to go to Lake Como to sleep and in the end we will have to leave it for tomorrow, since arriving at those hours in Milan, it is practically impossible to pick up the rental car and do the almost hour that we have on the way, for the next day to start with the itinerary that we have planned.
Waiting for our Easy Jet flight in Barcelona
More practical information to prepare your trip to Milan
- 10 essential places to visit in Milan
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- 10 tips to travel to Lake Como essential
It is time to get going and in these two hours we have, make those changes that are expected in this type of situation:
- First you have to book a hotel near the Milan airport, but have a free transfer, since we will not have a rental car.
- The second and most important step is to notify the B&B Al Porticciolo di Sant'Agostino, where we will stay in Como, so that they know that we will arrive later than expected.
- The third point is to reschedule the collection of the rental car in Milan from tonight to early morning. We always rent with Rentalcars and we have to say that the attention has always been 10, even more after this experience, in which we have even returned the proportional part of the rental, apart from helping us and facilitating all the steps. Without a doubt this has only made us confirm again that we can trust them 100%.
Once we have done all this we can breathe easy, sit with a soda in our hand and make a small impromptu dinner with some ham sandwiches that we have brought from home and that remind us of those sandwiches "rubber"We ate a few years ago when we ate dinner or ate at the airport and we weren't planning on taking some from home, with whom we really had a good sandwich.
It is 23:30 when we finally embark on the last flight today in the T2 of Barcelona, to which we climbed practically asleep and where we spent the next hour and a half of the journey that will be our trip to Lake Como.
The best tours and excursions on Lake Como in Spanish
If you prefer to forget about preparations or have little time, you can book the following tours in SPANISH
- Excursion to Lake Como and Bellagio
- Many more excursions and tours in / from Milan here
A few minutes pass from 1:45 when we are already at the door of the T2 of Milan calling the Best Western Cavalieri Della Corona to come and get us, something they do in less than 5 minutes, the same that we take to plant in this 4 stars located next to the Milan Malpensa airport, where we will spend our first night of trip to Lake Como, a night with change of plans but not less interesting.
How to go to Lake Como
Although in our case at the end we will make the transfer tomorrow, we want to leave some (the best ones according to our experience) of the possibilities you have for go to Lake Como.
- The closest option is to take a flight to Milan, something that at the same time assures us a pretty tight price, especially if we take into account the many offers that there are to this destination. You have to think that Lago di Como is only 45 minutes from Como, which we can consider "entrance door" to the lake.
If, as it has happened to us, the flight arrives in Milan late at night or late in the afternoon, we believe that the best option is to find accommodation in Milan, for the next day, with all the tranquility, start the tour by Lago di Como. If the hotel is not near the airport or you do not have a free transfer, you can hire the transfer from Milan to the airport or vice versa, at very reasonable prices.
- Rental car: For us the best way to go to Lake Como Pass by the rental car in Milan.
- Train from Milan: To arrive by train to Lake Como from Milan you must go to the station "Cadorna"and from there take a train to the station"Como Nord Lago"The journey is approximately one hour and the ticket is priced at about 5 euros. It is a good option if you do not feel like renting a car.
- Tour to Lake Como from Milan: the best option if you have little time, do not want to organize it or want to worry about this planning trip. Here you can book the Tour of Lake Como and Bellagio in Spanish.
Book your Airport⇆Milán transfer here
Day 2: Milan - What to see on Lake Como: Villa Balbianello - Lenno - Bellagio - Brienno - Cernobbio - Como
