# Road trips from Como

> 8 road trips that start in or near Como, from 2 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/como-it/

8 road trips that start in or near Como, from 2 to 7 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/ticino/): 2 days, 54 km – Palm trees on Lake Lugano, Locarno and the emerald water of the Verzasca valley.
- [Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b11-lake-como-shores/): 2 days, 59 km – The west shore’s villas and gardens, a car ferry across the lake to Varenna, then the gorge of Bellano and a Romanesque abbey at the north end.
- [Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-maggiore-orta/): 3 days, 63 km – A convent island on quiet Lake Orta, then palace gardens and island hopping on the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
- [Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b1-iseo-valcamonica/): 3 days, 108 km – From Bergamo’s walled upper town through the Franciacorta vineyards to a car-free lake island and thousands of prehistoric carvings.
- [Rice fields, vine-covered hills and salami – by camper from Pavia through the Lomellina and Oltrepò to Bobbio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-445-pavia-lomellina-oltrepo/): 6 days, 244 km – Around 300 kilometres from the outskirts of Milan via the Certosa, Pavia and Vigevano, through the rice plain of the Lomellina, across the Po into the wine hills of the Oltrepò and over the Penice Pass down to Bobbio on the Trebbia.
- [Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-194-lago-di-como-lecco/): 7 days, 159 km – About 250 km along the western shore of Lake Como from Como to Colico, through the Valsassina to the Grigne near Lecco and back via Bellagio – a circuit between garden villas, Orrido and summit views, where ferry and hiking boots take over the narrowest spots.
- [Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-062-lago-maggiore-orta-ossola/): 7 days, 213 km – Around 405 km from the lakeshore at Arona via Stresa and Cannobio to Domodossola, up to the Toce waterfall in the Val Formazza, through the Val Vigezzo and via Omegna to Lake Orta – lake views, alpine meadows and an island you can reach only by boat.
- [Waterfalls, defensive walls and quiet valleys – by motorhome through the Bergamo Prealps](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-591-bergamo-val-seriana-val-brembana-lago-d-endine/): 7 days, 233 km – From the upper town of Bergamo through Val Seriana and Val Brembana to Italy’s highest waterfalls and Lago d’Endine: just under 400 kilometres through valleys where you go easy on the brakes, check the pitches in advance and have earned your polenta by evening.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Como?**
Popular routes starting in or near Como: Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style, Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art and Rice fields, vine-covered hills and salami – by camper from Pavia through the Lomellina and Oltrepò to Bobbio.

**Is there a short road trip from Como?**
The shortest is Ticino: Swiss lakes, Italian style: 2 days, about 54 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Como?**
The longest is Rice fields, vine-covered hills and salami – by camper from Pavia through the Lomellina and Oltrepò to Bobbio: 6 days, about 244 km with 14 stops.