City to city
Bologna to Milan by train
Bologna Centrale → Centrale FS
- Fastest
- ≈ 1h 07m
- Typical
- ≈ 1h 19m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Trenitalia
Trains link Bologna (Bologna Centrale) and Milan (Centrale FS) in about 1h 07m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Milan–Bologna classic line (216 km, typically ≈ 2 h 45 min), one of 1519 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Bologna to Milan take?
The fastest trains cover Bologna to Milan in about 1h 07m; a typical journey takes around 1h 19m.
Is there a direct train from Bologna to Milan?
Yes: direct trains run between Bologna Centrale and Centrale FS.
This corridor in the atlas
- Milan–Bologna classic line The old road through Emilia by Lodi, Piacenza, Parma, Reggio and Modena, single track when it opened in 1861 and doubled by 1894; the Frecce take the high speed line beside it.
Legendary routes through Bologna or Milan
- Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
- Frecciarossa Milan–Venice Milan → Venice
- Malpensa Express Malpensa Airport → Milan
More trains from Bologna
- Bologna → Florence ≈ 37 min · direct
- Bologna → Venice ≈ 1h 36m · direct
- Bologna → Rome ≈ 2h 07m · direct
More train routes in Italy · Switzerland.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.