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How to get fromMadrid to Milanby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Milan by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly to Milan Linate Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane MAD - LIN
    4h 53m
    €72–217

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MAD - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    5h 37m
    €28–170

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    15h 3m
    €185–430

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus bus FlixBus N1138
    24h 51m
    €132–223

  5. Drive  1,474.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Milancar car 1,474.7 km
    16h 11m
    €237–342

  6. Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane MAD - BGY
    2. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    5h 49m
    €61–277

  7. Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane MAD - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain train
    6h 13m
    €78–279

  8. Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane MAD - TRN
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain train
    6h 50m
    €65–237

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain train C3
    4. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    18h 58m
    €235–383

  10. Bus via Marseille

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    28h 19m
    €128–229

Madrid to Milan by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration15h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€185Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,208.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 53m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Milan, Italy?

Iberia flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sol to Milano Centrale via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 15h 3m.

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