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Frankfurt to Milano / Milan / Mailand by train
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From Frankfurt Main Hbf to Milano Centrale
Journey Summary
7hr 34min
Daily
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date (usually)
Note that bookings do NOT open 6 months ahead.
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Frankfurt Main daily at 08:01, so target that departure time when looking at this journey.
On the DB Bahn booking site look for the journey which:
- has 0 in the Chg. column
- has EC in the Products column.
Seat Reservations:
Because this train travels into Italy, seats will be assigned when booking tickets, irrespective of whether you want to travel 1st or 2nd class.
But if you will be travelling with a rail pass, you will need to have reserved seats prior to boarding.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB Bahn | from €39.90 | |
| Trainline | from €49 | |
| Omio | from €39.90 | |
| Omio | from €39.90 |
On this journey
Travelling On
Journey Features
Good to Know
ShowMeThe Journey has also observed ETR 600 trains being used for this service, but after April 2020 the plan is for the new Swiss Giruno trains to be used on this route.
Note that the return direct train FROM Milano TO Frankfurt (Main) takes a different route in Italy and Switzerland via Stresa and Brig.
Final Destination: Milano
This also calls at: Bellinzona (connect for Locarno), Lugano and Como
It will reverse direction on departure from Basel SBB and from Luzern.
The train journey from Frankfurt Main to Milano:
Type of Scenery: Lake, Mountain
Star Rating: ***
The train uses the high speed line between Karlsruhe and Offenburg.
The scenic highlights of the journey come between Luzern and Chiasso.
Then heading south from Arth-Goldau on route to the tunnel, two more lakes can be seen on the right...
the Lauerzersee, as seen above... and then the Luzernsee.
Another highlight of the journey is the ascent from Bellinzona - again the best of the views are on the right.
South of Lugano station the best views switch back to the right as the railway runs by the Lago di Lugano.
The final wow moment comes when the train crosses Lake Lugano - and as the video below shows, there will be fabulous views from both sides of the train.
ShowMeThe Journey has also observed ETR 600 trains being used for this service, but after April 2020 the plan is for the new Swiss Giruno trains to be used on this route.
Note that the return direct train FROM Milano TO Frankfurt (Main) takes a different route in Italy and Switzerland via Stresa and Brig.
Final Destination: Milano
This also calls at: Bellinzona (connect for Locarno), Lugano and Como
It will reverse direction on departure from Basel SBB and from Luzern.
The train journey from Frankfurt Main to Milano:
Type of Scenery: Lake, Mountain
Star Rating: ***
The train uses the high speed line between Karlsruhe and Offenburg.
The scenic highlights of the journey come between Luzern and Chiasso.
Then heading south from Arth-Goldau on route to the tunnel, two more lakes can be seen on the right...
the Lauerzersee, as seen above... and then the Luzernsee.
Another highlight of the journey is the ascent from Bellinzona - again the best of the views are on the right.
South of Lugano station the best views switch back to the right as the railway runs by the Lago di Lugano.
The final wow moment comes when the train crosses Lake Lugano - and as the video below shows, there will be fabulous views from both sides of the train.
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