Find out how to get from Rome to Milan on your own. How to get there faster and cheaper? Transport schedule, names of stations, prices and nuances of buying tickets. Tips on how to save money.
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How to get by bus from Rome to Milan
The distance between Rome and Milan is 477 km in a straight line and 572 km by road. Not close!
How to get cheap from Rome to Milan? Inexpensive option - intercity buses FlixBus, BusCenter, Marinobus and Eurolines... They are equipped with toilets and air conditioning. Passengers can relax in comfortable chairs, use electrical outlets and Wi-Fi. The journey takes from 7 to 8.5 hours.
Stops... Buses from Rome to Milan depart from the Tiburtina bus station and from the Anagnina metro station, and arrive at the bus stations Lampugnano, San donato and to the metro station Molino Dorino (M1)... Milan bus stations are located next to the metro stations of the same name, so you can easily get to any part of the city.
schedule... There are 10-12 flights every day at intervals of about an hour. The first bus leaves at 7:55 am and the last one leaves at 11:35 pm. Buses run more often in the morning. See the current schedule on the Omio service.
The night buses to Milan airport are very convenient. Malpensa Terminal 1... You will leave Rome in the evening, and in the morning you will already be in Milan!
Where can I buy a ticket. For the Rome - Milan bus, tickets are sold at ticket offices and electronic machines at bus stations. The journey costs between 20 and 60 euros. The ticket price includes baggage and carry-on baggage.
In order not to stand in line at the ticket office, tourists prefer to buy tickets online through the Russian-language service Omio or on the website of the carrier Flixbus.
How to save... Buy your tickets 1-2 months before your trip and you can get from Rome to Milan for only 15 euros.
How to get from Rome to Milan by train
For all those who value time and comfort, the best way to get from Rome to Milan is the modern high-speed trains Trenitalia and ItaloTreno. Travel time is only 3-3.5 hours. Regional trains run slower - 7-10 hours.
Schedule. Trains from Rome to Milan run daily from 5:35 am to 12:17 am at intervals of 10 to 50 minutes.
Stops. Trains depart from Rome train stations Tiburtini, Termini and Ostiense, and arrive at train stations in Milan Porta garibaldi or Centrale.
Where can I buy a ticket... Tickets for Rome - Milan trains are sold at ticket offices and vending machines at Rome train stations. On the day of departure for tickets at the fare Economy you will pay 70 euros, and at the Base tariff - 90 euros. As a rule, the best-value Super Economy tickets for € 50 are bought in advance. In the tourist season, queues are almost always lined up at the box office.
Experienced tourists are advised to buy not at the box office, but online - on the Russian-language service Omio or on the websites of the Italian carriers ItaloTreno and Trenitalia, where there are interfaces in English and German. You will not only find the lowest prices, but you will also be able to find out the train schedule.
How to save... In order not to overpay, buy in advance. Tickets for 20 euros are sold 1-2 months before the trip at the Super Economy fare.
To save on hotel costs, travel from Rome to Milan by night train Intercitynotte... It leaves at 11:15 pm and arrives at 7:11 am. You will have a great night's sleep on the way! A ticket to a second class sleeper car starts from 22 euros.
How to get from Rome to Milan by plane
From airport Fiumicino (FCO) in Rome to Milan airports - Malpense (MXP), Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY) and Linate (LIN) the planes of the airline Alitalia fly. The flight lasts 1 hour 5 minutes, tickets cost from 64 euros.
This is the fastest way to get from Rome to Milan, but you will have to spend time getting to and from Rome airport, waiting for check-in, pre-flight control and baggage claim.
Where can I find cheap tickets? Use the search engines Aviasales and Skyscanner to compare prices of all airlines. Find out the secrets of finding cheap flights.
BlaBlaCar ride
Taxis from Rome to Milan are expensive. It is much more economical to share the fare with fellow travelers.
Find companions and a driver using the convenient BlaBlaCar service. Download the application to your smartphone, enter the start and end points of the route, date, time and sort the offers from drivers by price. The road with fellow travelers will cost quite inexpensively - from 30 euros.
Rome to Milan by car
There are excellent motorways between Rome and Milan, which are a pleasure to drive. The driving journey will take about 6 hours.
There are rental offices at Fiumicino Airport and the city. Renting an economy class car from Rome with return in Milan costs from 70 euros per day. If you return the car to the same place where it was taken, then the price will be much lower. In addition to the cost of rental, you will need about 120 euros for gasoline, payment for highways and parking. Find out all the nuances of car rental abroad.
How to save... Rent a car for a few days. Renting an economy class car for a week starts at 88 euros.
What is the best way to get from Rome to Milan
The road between cities by land transport will take from 3 to 10 hours. The cheapest way to get yourself from Rome to Milan is by intercity buses. The fastest option is the Italian high-speed trains. Tourists who want to save money will be satisfied with a trip with fellow travelers.
The flight to Milan will take about an hour, but it will take a decent amount of time to travel from / to the airport, check in and wait for boarding.
If you like to drive and want to find an interesting route in Italy, rent a car! A car trip is suitable for a family trip or a group of friends.
