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There are 12 ways to get from Bielefeld to Milan by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    5h 27m
    €125–299

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DTM - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    5h 56m
    €45–239

  3. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    12h 32m
    €143–391

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Milanbus bus FlixBus N07
    16h 16m
    €94–135

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    17h 5m

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    6h 12m
    €53–202

  7. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FMO - LIN
    8h 58m
    €207–486

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    6h 37m

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane FRA - MXP
    5. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    7h 31m

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovannitrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train S11
    13h 55m
    €270–476

  11. Drive  923.2 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Milancar car 923.2 km
    8h 29m
    €172–248

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Milancar car
    12h 51m
    €216–289

Bielefeld to Milan by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration12h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€143Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 848 km
  • Duration: 5h 27m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Milan, Italy?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Milano Centrale via Dortmund Hbf, Basel SBB, and Lugano in around 12h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr, Dortmund central bus station, Milan, and via omodeo via cechov in around 16h 16m.

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