The first stage of the high speed line between Milano and Venezia opened a few years ago, so the high speed Frecce and Italo services rush to Brescia in under 40 minutes.
However, that speed comes at a price, so if you will be booking tickets last minute at the station, the Regionale trains are a cheaper, but slower option
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.
1hr 5 min
Daily
15 - 17 x trains per day
This service of Regionale trains is usually comprised of 1 x train per hour, but on Mondays to Fridays there are no departures between 08:25 and 11:25.
On weekends there are no departures between 09:25 and 11:25.
Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:
When taking a train journey from Milano to Brescia, you can reach your destination twice as fast, by taking the alternative high speed trains.
However, if you'll be booking tickets last minute at the station, you'll save more than €10 by taking these Regionale trains.
And if you will be travelling with a Eurail or InterRail Pass, you can avoid the €10 rail pass reservation fees payable on those journeys by Frecce trains
Final Destination: Verona P.N. and Brescia
The train service is operated by Trenord and not Trenitalia.
Book early and save: No
Tickets will cost the same price if purchased at the same station immediately before departure.
These Regionale trains are always cheaper than the faster Frecciarossa trains; you can save a minimum of €5.
They'll be more than €10 cheaper, for this comparatively short journey, if you'll be booking last minute at the station.
InterRail and Eurail Passes can be used on Trenord's trains.
38 min
Daily
10-12 x trains per day
There are additional services in the summer months
Two of these trains are EC trains which have a journey time of 46 mins.
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Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:
Italiarail lives up to its name by selling tickets for rail journeys within Italy and the core feature of its service is that it is primarily designed to be used by international visitors to Italy.
So the English translations of place names are used when looking up journeys and the terms and conditions for using each type of ticket are clearly explained.
It also clearly points out the additional costs of upgrading to other classes and types of tickets while spelling out the additional benefits of doing so.
Though Italiarail will charge a booking fee, typically of around €3.
The Early Bird service
Italiarail has launched an 'early bird' pre-booking service for journeys by Frecce trains.
Tickets can be booked up to a year ahead of travel at a flat-rate price per route, before the tickets have been released for sale by Trenitalia.
If when they are placed on sale, the price is cheaper than what you have already paid to Italiarail, it will automatically refund the price difference.
Conversely, if the price is more expensive, you won't be charged the price difference.
You can also have the peace of mind of securing your seat(s) on the Frecce train(s) when you are first planning a trip.
If before the tickets are placed on sale, you decide to change your plans, you can request a refund; but once the tickets are released for sale, you will then be bound by the terms and conditions of the ticket(s) you have booked.
The Frecce trains take the relatively new high speed route between Milano and Brescia on which they travel at more than 250/km/h
Final Destination: Venezia S.L. (or Trieste or Udine)
Note that a variety of different trains take this route, but for a journey such as this, it doesn't particularly matter which specific train will be used for your departure, particularly in Standard/Second class.
What all the types of train have in common is that they are air-conditioned and reservations are mandatory, so seats will be assigned when booking tickets.
The newer type of Frecciargento trains are used on this route.
(Seat reservations are not available on the slower Regionale services).
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.
* The cheapest tickets for these Frecce trains tend to be made available around 3 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains; and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
However, you can always save money by taking the alternative, slower Regionale trains between Milano and Brescia.
Rail Pass users can save €10 by avoiding these trains and taking the Regionale trains.
37 min
Daily
6 x trains per day
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Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
Italo trains compete with the Frecce services, provided by the national rail operator, Trenitalia, on the high speed routes which link major cities in Italy.
The Italo booking site only sells tickets for journeys by its trains.
Final Destination: Venezia S.L.
These Italo trains share the high speed route with the Frecce trains operated by Trenitalia, and if you can book ahead they can be the cheapest option for a a Milano to Brescia rail journey.
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 5 months ahead of the travel date
Tickets for the alternative Trenitalia Frecce trains are placed on sale around 4 months in advance, but these Italo train tickets are made available around 5 months ahead.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains - and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
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.
Rail pass users cannot travel by these trains
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