This guide on how to get from Milan to Venice It will help you make the transfer to the city of the canals, in the fastest and most comfortable way.
These two tourist cities, located in northern Italy and separated by 280 kilometers, can be visited perfectly on the same trip thanks to their good connection by public transport. In this case we would start with a visit to Milan, landing at one of its airports with some low cost airline, then transfer to Venice and spend the last two or three days touring this beautiful city.
Based on the experience of the many times we have visited these two cities, in the last we wrote this guide to travel to Venice and this to travel to Milan, we show you all the options onhow to get to Venice from Milan, so you can choose the one that best suits your trip. We start!
Train from Milan to Venice
The fastest way to go from Milan to Venice It is taking a high-speed train at the Milan Central Station that will leave you, in about two hours and 15 minutes, at the Santa Lucia Station in Venice.
These fast trains operated by Italo and Trenitalia (Frecciarossa) and run from 6:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., depart approximately every 15 minutes and cost between 20 and 50 euros, depending on the time in which you buy the tickets. You can check the schedules and make the reservation from this page.
To reach the Central Milan Station, located about 3 kilometers from the center, you can take line 3 (yellow) of the metro that stops at the Plaza del Duomo, one of the essential places to visit in Milan.
You have to take into account when buying the ticket that the destination station is Santa Lucia and do not get off at the previous stop of Venice Mestre, since the latter is not located on the island of Venice and you will lose enough time in transfers.
Once at the Santa Lucia station, you must take one of the vaporettos (Ferrovia stop) that cross the Grand Canal and will take you to the city center through the Rialto Bridge and the San Marcos Square.
The price of the vaporetto is 7.50 euros, so it can be very profitable if you are going to make several trips, book this 24-hour ticket for 20 euros that includes the trip to Burano and Murano.
Venice
How to get to Milan from Venice by bus
The cheapest way to go from Milan to Venice It is by bus with the Flixbus company, having prices starting at 10 euros. These buses leave every half hour, between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., from the Central station and Lampugnano, located far from the center but connected to the underground line 1 (red color), which also passes through the square of the Duomo.
The direct journey takes about 4 hours and will leave you at Tronchetto station, which has a vaporetto stop in front.
Other most comfortable and interesting option for get to Venice from Milan If you only have one day, it is to book this tour with a guide in Spanish by bus that includes a boat trip on the Venetian lagoon and is among the best excursions from Milan.
Vaporetto
Tips for Venice
If you are going to be in Venice for several days we recommend you to look for a hotel in the historic center and near a vaporetto stop. On our last trip to Venice we stayed at the Antica Locanda al Gambero hotel, which has the Rialto Bridge stop 5 minutes walk and is less than 10 minutes from St. Mark's Square. In addition to its magnificent location, the hotel has a charming Venetian style, friendly staff and offers a very complete breakfast with quality products.
In Milan we recommend staying at the Andreola Central Hotel, located 200 meters from the central train station and one of the best quality / price ratios in the city.
Once you have decided how to do the transfer from Milan to Venice and booked the accommodation, you can prepare your routes through these two cities with these guides optimized by days:
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