Taxi or Uber from Milan to Lake Como

Yes, you can take an Uber or a taxi from Milan to Lake Como. It takes about an hour to Como town and costs 25 to 50 times the train. Here is what each option really costs, and when a car makes sense.

What Uber offers in Milan

Uber in Italy is not the budget service it is elsewhere: there is no UberX with private drivers, only licensed products. Uber’s own route data for Milan to Como, about 57 km and 60 minutes, shows averages of around €146 for Uber Taxi, €157 for Taxi Van, €164 for Comfort, €236 for Van and €252 for Black. Prices vary with time of day and demand. The catch is the return: cars are scarce around the lake, so book the ride back in advance rather than counting on a pickup in Bellagio or Varenna.

Taxis and private drivers

A metered Milan taxi to Como town typically lands between €130 and €170. To Bellagio or Varenna, beyond Como on narrow lakeside roads, local private-driver services quote from about €140 to €200 one way, per car. A full private day with a driver, villa tickets and optional boat, such as the private driver day with Villa del Balbianello, starts around $699 and is non-refundable once booked.

Cheaper ways to get there

The train from Milano Centrale to Como San Giovanni takes about 40 minutes for €5.20; Varenna is about 64 minutes for €7.40 (see the train guide). A guided day trip with transport, boat and guide costs $92 to $139 per person. A car only wins for families or groups of four with luggage, travelers with limited mobility, or a late arrival when the trains have stopped. For everyone else, the train is faster door to door than you would expect.

Taxi or Uber within Milan?

For getting to the station, Milan taxis and Uber Taxi use the same metered fares, so the cheaper is whichever arrives first; the premium Uber products cost more. The metro is cheaper still: M2 and M3 stop at Centrale FS, and M1 and M2 at Cadorna.