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Bern to Milano / Milan / Mailand by train
How to take the rail journey from Bern to Milano
Two of the longest railway tunnels in Europe enable travellers to speed through the Alps on a thrilling journey to northern Italy
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From Bern to Milano Centrale
Journey Summary
3hr 3min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Milano
All trains also call at: Domodossola (connect for the 'Centovali Railway) and Stresa for Lake Maggiore
There are no trains from Bern to destinations in Italy south of Milano, so connecting in Milano when heading to multiple Italian cities including Bologna, Firenze/Florence, Genova, Roma, Venezia, Verona and Torino
4 x trains per day
These trains are typically scheduled to depart from Bern at 07:34; 11:34; 13:34 and 18:34
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Check that you're booking for the direct trains; using the journey time to guide you.
Reservations will automatically be assigned when booking tickets - but rail pass users will either need to make reservations prior to boarding; paying the rail pass reservation fees, or avoid the direct trains.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trenitalia | from €39 | |
| SBB | from €39 | |
| Trainline | from €39 | |
| Rail Europe | from €39 | |
| Omio | from €39 |
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Good to Know
Up to four additional connections per day are available by taking an IC train from Bern to Brig and connecting there for an EC train on to Milano, which will have taken a route from Geneve.
If your reserved seat is on the left of the train (when facing the direction of travel) there are some fabulous views over the beautiful Thunersee
On departure from Thun station:
And then on departure from Speiz station:
Though not only was that video captured on a different, more sunny, day - it was taken when travelling in the opposite direction.
It's been included here to showcase, what you will see from the right on this part of the journey - when heading south!
After departing from Brig these trains travel through The Simplon Tunnel which was the world's longest regularly used railway tunnel for much of the 20th century.
When the trains exit the tunnel, they travel through an impressive gorge in the mountains before descending to Domodossola.
Then for much of the journey between there and Arona the railway line is beside Lake Maggiore; and again the views of the lake are on the left*.
As can be seen the view over the lake can be worth seeing even on a grey day.
The beautiful islands in the video are just to the north of Stresa station.
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