Taking the buses in Stresa to get around shouldn’t scare you. It’s easy, inexpensive, and can get you to a lot of places that you can’t reach by train, or without a car. The concerns are usually which bus to take, how many buses will I need to get where I want to go, and what is the schedule?

Hopefully this post will help to alleviate some of those concerns.

The following link brings you to a schedule for the local SAF bus system which runs back and forth between Arona and Verbania. 

Open the link here.

The main Stresa stop, (Stresa Imb. Nord,) is on the road near the imbarcadero, across from the Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio. 

Key for bus schedules:

Fer = Weekdays and Saturdays

Ven = Fridays

Gior = Buses that run everyday

Costs are not listed here; but I find the bus system to be a very economical mode of transportation, plus, you get to see many little towns along the way. Maybe even someplace you’d like to visit next.