City to city
Zurich to Milan by train
Zürich HB → Centrale FS
- Fastest
- ≈ 3h 22m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 31m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, TRENITALIA
Trains link Zurich (Zürich HB) and Milan (Centrale FS) in about 3h 22m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Gotthard Express (280 km, typically 3 h 17 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Zurich to Milan take?
The fastest trains cover Zurich to Milan in about 3h 22m; a typical journey takes around 3h 31m.
Is there a direct train from Zurich to Milan?
Yes: direct trains run between Zürich HB and Centrale FS.
This corridor in the atlas
- Gotthard Express Threads the 57.1 km Gotthard Base Tunnel: the longest and deepest railway tunnel on the planet.
Legendary routes through Zurich or Milan
- Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
- Nightjet Vienna → Zurich
- Frecciarossa Milan–Venice Milan → Venice
- Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam Zurich → Amsterdam
Sleepers too: night trains from Zurich.
More trains from Zurich
- Zurich → Lucerne ≈ 41 min · direct
- Zurich → Bern ≈ 56 min · direct
- Zurich → Basel ≈ 1h 01m · direct
- Zurich → Interlaken ≈ 1h 56m · direct
- Zurich → Lausanne ≈ 2h 17m · direct
- Zurich → Geneva ≈ 2h 51m · direct
More train routes in Switzerland · Italy · Austria.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.