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

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There are 8 ways to get from Portbou to Milan by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BCN - LIN
    6h 25m
    €51–240

  2. Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BCN - MXP
    4. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    7h 9m
    €42–153

  3. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    11h 5m
    €120–237

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    14h 21m
    €48–127

  5. Drive  782.6 km

    1. Drive from Portbou to Milancar car 782.6 km
    9h 24m
    €128–185

  6. Train, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane BCN - BGY
    4. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    7h 14m
    €65–270

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    13h 57m
    €137–285

  8. Train, bus via Girona

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus 1922
    16h 3m
    €87–146

Portbou to Milan by train

Calendar66Weekly Trains
Duration13h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€137Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 925.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

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

You can take a vehicle from Portbou to Milano Centrale via Cerbere, Perpignan, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Chambery Challes Les Eaux in around 11h 5m.

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