Seeing Lake Como from a planeup to 8 ★

Shaped like an upside-down Y, it's one of the deepest lakes in Europe, about 1,350 ft. Look for Bellagio at the point where the three arms meet, with Alps rising straight from the water.

2 of our routes pass it. Italy · rated 8 of 10

The easy pick

Rome to Zurich: sit on the right, 44 min after takeoff.

Which side, by route

From the real paths of every nonstop on these routes in the last 10 days, at the usual time of day. Where the best seat for the whole flight is on the other side, you'd trade this sight for more elsewhere.

Questions

Which side of the plane do you see Lake Como from?

It depends on the direction: the right on most of our routes (1 of 2). The table lists each route's side.

When can you see Lake Como from a plane?

Mid-flight: see the table for when on each route.

Do clouds matter?

Yes. These answers assume a clear day. Within 3 days of your flight, pick your exact flight in the app for the cloud forecast.

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Lake Maggiore Milan Piz Bernina Swiss National Park Aletsch Glacier Rome (FCO) Zurich (ZRH) All routes