How to take the rail journey from Milan to Paris

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Milano / Milan / Mailand to Paris by train

The route taken by these direct trains has been closed until at least summer 2024, due to damage caused by a landslide.
Replacement bus services have now made available for international journeys along the closed section of the route, from a train which departs Milano Porta Garibaldi station at 14:10.
The alternative route, involves travelling via Switzerland, with a journey time of more than 8 hours.

So the info below is not relevant until further notice!

Trenitalia has introduced its ultra smart Frecciarossa 1000 trains to this route.
So along with the existing and continuing TGV services, an unprecedented five daily trains are now available from the Milan to the French capital.

Though when looking up this journey on the ticket agents, you'll also likely see other daytime options with connections between trains in Basel, Geneva, Lausanne or Zurich.
If you'll be happy to change trains and the connections are easily timed (more than 30 mins ideally) and the price is competitive then these other options are definitely worth considering.
The journey from Milan to any of those Swiss cities will also be more scenic than this route.

The overnight train service from Milano to Paris has been withdrawn.

Routes you can take to go from Milano / Milan / Mailand to Paris

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 TGV trains from Porta Garibaldi station

Route Information

Option 2: taking the Frecce trains from Centrale station
Travel Time (approx)

6hr 35min - 6hr 57min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

2 x trains per day
(the second train of the day is faster)

Route Information

Via stations: Basel SBB/Bâle CFF

Option 3: morning departure - connecting in Basel

Route Information

Via stations: Genève/Geneva-Cornavin

Option 4: afternoon departure - connect in Geneve
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