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Milano / Milan / Mailand to Paris by train
How to take the rail journey from Milan to Paris
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The overnight train service from Milano to Paris has been withdrawn.
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Option 1: taking the TGV trains from Porta Garibaldi station
Journey Summary
7hrs - 7hr 12min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Paris
All trains also call at: Chambery
These trains are typically scheduled to depart from Porta Garibaldi station at
- 06:00 daily
- 12:12 on Sat/Sun (on certain Mon to Fri the train will depart at this time instead of 14:12)
- 14:12 on Mon-Fri (on certain Sat/Sun the train will depart at this time instead of 12:12)
- 16:12 daily
3 trains per day
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date
When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box.
If tickets aren't on sale yet for your travel date, then this is a journey for which it's worth signing up to the ticket availability notification service on Oui.SNCF.
Do that and you'll receive an email within moments of the tickets being released for sale.
It's worth making an effort as this is a journey on which the very cheapest tickets tend to sell out particularly fast.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| SNCF Connect | from €39 | |
| Trainline | from €39 | |
| Save A Train | from €39 | |
| Omio | from €39 | |
| Rail Europe | from €39 |
On this journey
Travelling On
Journey Features
Good to Know
Milano Centrale is the primary station in Milano used by other long distance trains, but the TGVs to Paris depart from the city's main rail commuter hub, Milano Porta Garibaldi.
This station has rail links from across the greater Milano area, as well as by Metro from the city centre and Milano Centrale station.
Though when connecting into these TGV trains from other cities in Italy, the cross-city transfer in Milano can be avoided due to the connections are available into the TGV trains at Torino Porta Susa station:
- On Sat/Sun the TGV which departs Torino at 13:38, has a 49min connection from a train which departs: Salerno (05:50); Napoli Centrale (06:40); Roma Termini (08:10); Firenze SMN (09:55) and Bologna (10:36).
- On Mon-Fri the TGV which departs Torino at 15:25, has a 26min connection from a train which departs: Napoli Centrale (08:55); Roma Termini (10:25); Firenze SMN (12:10) and Bologna (12:51).
- The TGV which departs Torino daily at 17:43, has a 54min connection from a train which departs: Napoli Centrale (10:40); Roma Termini (12:10); Firenze SMN (13:55) and Bologna (14:36).
The TGVs to Paris don’t use the Milano to Torino high speed seed line, they still travel the old route via Novara.
After Torino/Turin comes a passage through the western Alps with great views, particularly from the right of the train (when facing the direction of travel).
Finally there comes the journey between Chambery and Paris, most of which is on the high speed line.
Option 2: taking the Frecce trains from Centrale station
Journey Summary
6hr 35min - 6hr 57min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Paris
All trains also call at: Chambery and Lyon
These trains are typically scheduled to depart from Millano Centrale station daily at:
- 06:25, arrives Paris Gare de Lyon at 13:22;
- 15:53, arrives Paris Gare de Lyon at 22:28.
2 x trains per day
(the second train of the day is faster)
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date
Frecciarossa 1000 trains on the domestic routes within Italy convey 4 classes of accommodation, but the Standard Premier service is not available on this international route.
Also 'Allegro' has been introduced as the branding for the Standard and Business Class, SMTJ isn't certain as to the reason for this, other than to make a distinction with the tickets on the domestic routes.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trenitalia | from €25 |
On this journey
Travelling On
Journey Features
Good to Know
The 15:53 departure from Milano Centrale offers onward travel to France from these arriving Frecce trains:
- 14:50 from Taranto (05:27), Salerno (08:46); Napoli Centrale (09:40); Roma Termini (11:10); Firenze SMN (12:55) and Bologna (13:36)
- 14:55 from San Remo (11:20); Albenga (12:00); Savona (12:33) and Genova-Piazza Principe (13:19)
- 15:05 Lecce (05:55); Bari (07:30); Pescara (10:10); Rimini (12:15) and Bologna (13:18)
These Frecce trains share both the most scenic part of the route, the section of the journey through the Alps between Torino and Chambery; and the high-speed line between Lyon and Paris, but in contrast to the TGV trains:
- Once they reach the Milan suburbs they race to Torino at up to 280 km/h on the high speed lines between the two cities.
- They divert off the direct route in order to travel through central Lyon, so that they can call at Part-Dieu station.
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