Venice to Milan by train
Venezia Santa Lucia → Centrale FS
Trains link Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia) and Milan (Centrale FS) in about 2h 56m at best, with at least 1 change along the way. The corridor is part of the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice (267 km, typically 2 h 13 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 56m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 26m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- Trenitalia, Trenord
How long does the train from Venice to Milan take?
The fastest trains cover Venice to Milan in about 2h 56m; a typical journey takes around 3h 26m.
Is there a direct train from Venice to Milan?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
This corridor in the atlas
- Frecciarossa Milan–Venice 300 km/h out of Milan, then Verona, Vicenza and Padua: finishing with the causeway glide across the lagoon to Santa Lucia’s doorstep on the Grand Canal.
Legendary routes through Venice or Milan
- Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
- Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Paris → Venice
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
- Malpensa Express Malpensa Airport → Milan
More trains from Venice
- Venice → Verona ≈ 1h 31m · direct
- Venice → Bologna ≈ 1h 35m · direct
- Venice → Florence ≈ 2h 15m · direct
- Venice → Trieste ≈ 2h 15m · direct
- Venice → Rome ≈ 3h 51m · direct
- Venice → Vienna ≈ 7h 09m · direct
More train routes in Italy · France · Switzerland.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.