What is the closest train station to the Dolomites?
The closest train stations are Ponte Gardena, Chiusa, Bressanone and Bolzano. From there, you can travel by bus or taxi.
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Getting to the DolomitesTrain: Pieve di Cadore is very near a train station (Calalzo di Cadore, 10 minutes by bus or taxi) and San Candido has a train station (on a different line which does not interconnect and is convenient mainly if you are coming from northern Europe).
Nowadays, the nearest railway station is at Calalzo di Cadore, 35 km away.The through journey from Venice to Cortina takes about 3,5 hours (train+bus). On the north there is the Fortezza-Dobbiaco railway line. Transfer to Cortina by bus.
If you simply want to drive through the Dolomites and visit a few highlights, two to three days is all you need. If you love hiking, spend as much time here as you can. I recommend five days at a minimum. So far, we spent 12 very busy days in the Dolomites and still have more that we want to come back and do.
The Dolomites are farther east and slightly north, concentrated around Trento/Bolzano. The mountains surrounding Lake Como are the Pre-alps or Alpine foothills. Looking north, up toward Colico from Bellagio, you can see part of the Bernina Range of the Alps. In a word no.
THE DOLOMITES ARE EXPENSIVE BUT ALSO AFFORDABLE WITH THESE TIPS. We're not going to lie, the Dolomites can be very expensive, and for many travellers, prohibitively so. Accommodation, especially in popular areas, can exceed €200 per night and will likely be your largest cost.
Taking a Bus to the DolomitesYou can find direct buses from both Venice Marco Polo Airport and the Venice Mestre station. From Venice Airport to Cortina D'Ampezzo the bus takes approximately two hours and ten minutes, and tickets are as cheap at 18 euros each way. You can book tickets through Cortina Express.
The easiest way to get to the Dolomites is to fly to a nearby airport (Bolzano, Venice, Treviso, Verona, Innsbruck, Milan, or Munich), rent a car, and drive to your base in the Dolomites. Depending on your point of arrival, it may take anywhere between 1 and 4 hours to drive to the Dolomites.
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO (THREE PEAKS OF LAVAREDO)The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks of Lavaredo in english) are surely the most popular location of the Dolomites and one of the most spectacular places of the area for sure.