How to take the rail journey from Florence/Firenze to Milano

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Firenze / Florence to Milano / Milan / Mailand by train

The Frecciarossa and Frecciarossa 1000 trains operated by Trenitalia share the high-speed route between Firenze and Milano, with Italo trains.
They have similar speeds, so the differences between them are to do with the on-board experiences, check out the 'Trains' guides below; and the fact that tickets for the Italo trains and Frecce trains can be purchased from different online booking agents - it's a route on which you can save by booking in advance.

However, the Intercity trains from Firenze to Milano still take the older 'classic' route, so they're slower, because they don't travel at high speed and also make more station calls
If ticket price and not speed is your key criteria, you can usually save money by taking these trains and they're a cheaper option for rail pass users; but they are not as frequent as the high speed services.

Connections are available in Milano Centrale station for locations with no direct trains from Firenze/Florence including towns in northern Italy such as Como and Stresa; and for Swiss destinations including Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Luzern and Zurich.

Routes you can take to go from Firenze / Florence to Milano / Milan / Mailand

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: taking the high speed Freecce trains operated by Trenitalia
Travel Time (approx)

1hr 50min - 1hr 55min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 or 2 trains per hour
(one departure per hour is the norm)

Route Information

Option 2: taking the Italo high speed trains

Route Information

Option 3: taking the Intercity trains
Station Guides
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The central roof span of Milano Centrale viewed from the departure concorse
Milano Centrale Rail Station Guide
Travel Time (approx)

3hr 38min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

3 x trains per day

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