Lake Iseo & Monte Isola
Private Day Trip from Milan
The quiet lake between Bergamo and Brescia, and Monte Isola, a car-free island of fishing villages a five-minute ferry ride from Sulzano. Door-to-door by private Mercedes, 8 hours, fixed price from €675 per car.
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See the price for your car now, then send the request: we confirm the driver and send a secure payment link. The itinerary is yours to change: tell us your stops in the notes.
- CarsMercedes E-Class up to 2 guests, V-Class up to 6
- Pick-upYour hotel in Milan, or Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo (+€60)
- PaymentNothing now: we confirm, then send a secure link
Lake Iseo from Milan, at a slower pace
Lake Iseo lies in the hills between Bergamo and Brescia, smaller and far less visited than Como or Garda, with mountains rising straight out of the water at its northern end. In the middle sits Monte Isola, which the lake’s own tourist board calls the largest lake island in Europe: a green ridge of olive terraces and woods, with small hamlets along the shore and no visitors’ cars at all. It is about 100 km from Milan, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by motorway, and one of the most relaxed day trips from Milan.
Your driver takes you to Sulzano, where public ferries cross to Peschiera Maraglio in about five minutes, every 15 to 20 minutes, all year round. The car waits on the mainland while you explore the island on foot, by bicycle or on the little island bus, and is there at the pier when you come back. On the way home there is still time for the old centre of Iseo or a Franciacorta winery. The price is per vehicle, not per person: from €675 with an E-Class for two, from €760 with a V-Class for up to six.
Lake Iseo Day at a Glance
Lake Iseo Day Trip Itinerary
An 8-hour day built around the island, with Iseo or a Franciacorta cellar on the way back.
Tailor-made, always. This itinerary is our suggestion only: every MilanobyCar day trip is tailor-made. Change the stops, the order and the timing as you like, or tell us your own plan in the booking notes.
Your driver, your local insider. Our chauffeurs are not licensed tour guides and do not guide you inside museums or sites, but they know these places well from years on the road: ask them for the best viewpoints, where to eat, where to stroll and how to avoid the busiest spots. If you would like a licensed guide, we can book one for you.
Pick-up at your hotel in Milan
Your driver meets you in the lobby at the time you choose. The day can also start from Bergamo airport, which is on the way, with your luggage kept safely in the car.
Sulzano and the crossing to Monte Isola
We drop you at the Sulzano landing, the closest point to the island. Ferries run all year and the crossing to Peschiera Maraglio takes about five minutes; tickets are sold at the pier.
Peschiera Maraglio and the lakeside villages
The ferry lands at Peschiera Maraglio, a village of fishermen and net-makers. Walk the lanes along the water, hire a bicycle or take the island bus between the hamlets. Keen walkers can climb to the 17th-century sanctuary of the Madonna della Ceriola at the top of the island for the view over the whole lake.
Lake fish on Monte Isola
Lunch by the water: lake fish, including the sun-dried sardines of Monte Isola, a Slow Food Presidium, with polenta and the island’s olive oil. Your driver can suggest a trattoria and book a table.
Back to the mainland: Iseo or Franciacorta
Ferry back to Sulzano, where your driver is waiting. Then a walk through the old centre and lakefront of Iseo, or a tasting at a Franciacorta winery on the hills just south of the lake, booked in advance.
Back to your hotel in Milan
Door-to-door return, or drop-off elsewhere: Bergamo airport, Linate, Malpensa or a hotel in Bergamo.
Lake Iseo Day Trip Prices — 8-Hour Private Car
Prices are per vehicle for the whole 8-hour day with the distance included, whatever the number of passengers. Saturdays and Sundays +20%, major holidays +50%, airport pick-up +€60. Extra hours €75 with the E-Class, €85 with the V-Class, bookable in the form below.
- •Door-to-door from your Milan hotel
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •8 hours · distance included
- •Door-to-door from your Milan hotel
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •8 hours · distance included
- •Executive luxury sedan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
Included in the price
- ✓Private Mercedes and English-speaking chauffeur for the whole day
- ✓Door-to-door pick-up and return in Milan
- ✓Fuel, motorway tolls and parking for the car
- ✓Bottled water on board
- ✓Child seats on request, free of charge
- ✓Driver waiting on the mainland while you visit the island
Not included — paid separately
- ✕Ferry tickets to and from Monte Isola
- ✕Bicycle hire and the island bus
- ✕Winery visits and tastings
- ✕Meals and drinks
- ✕Licensed local guide (bookable on request)
Milan to Lake Iseo: The Route
About 100 km east on the A4 motorway towards Brescia, then north through Franciacorta to Iseo and along the eastern shore to Sulzano: around 1 hour 15 minutes each way.
Lake Iseo Day Trip from Milan — FAQ
Lake Iseo by private car or by train?
There is no direct train from Milan to the lake: you change in Brescia onto the regional line along the eastern shore, and with the connection the journey easily takes two hours each way. By car you go from your hotel door to the Sulzano ferry in about 1 hour 15 minutes, and you can add Iseo or a Franciacorta cellar that the train does not reach.
Why choose Lake Iseo and Monte Isola?
Lake Iseo is the lake Milanese families go to when they want to avoid the crowds. In 2016 it briefly made world news with Christo’s Floating Piers, which joined Sulzano to Monte Isola; today it is quiet again. The island has no visitors’ cars, a tradition of fishing and net-making, and simple trattorias by the water, and the Franciacorta vineyards are right next door.
How much is a Lake Iseo day trip?
MilanobyCar charges a fixed price per car: from €675 for two passengers in a Mercedes E-Class and from €760 for up to six in a V-Class, for 8 hours with the distance included, plus fuel, tolls and parking. Ferry tickets are extra and paid at the pier. The exact price for your date appears in the booking form.
Book Your Lake Iseo Day Trip — Private Mercedes from Milan
8 hours, English-speaking driver, door-to-door. Ferry to Monte Isola from Sulzano, wineries on request.
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