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Milano / Milan / Mailand to Brescia by train
How to travel from Milano to Brescia by train
The first stage of the high speed line between Milano and Venezia opened a few years ago, so the high speed Frecce and Italo services rush to Brescia in under 40 minutes.
However, that speed comes at a price, so if you will be booking tickets last minute at the station, the Regionale trains are a cheaper, but slower option
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Option 1: the slower, cheaper and most frequent trains
Journey Summary
1hr 5 min
Daily
Travel Information
When taking a train journey from Milano to Brescia, you can reach your destination twice as fast, by taking the alternative high speed trains.
However, if you'll be booking tickets last minute at the station, you'll save more than €10 by taking these Regionale trains.
And if you will be travelling with a Eurail or InterRail Pass, you can avoid the €10 rail pass reservation fees payable on those journeys by Frecce trains
Final Destination: Verona P.N. and Brescia
The train service is operated by Trenord and not Trenitalia.
15 - 17 x trains per day
This service of Regionale trains is usually comprised of 1 x train per hour, but on Mondays to Saturdays there are no departures between 08:25 and 11:25.
On Sundays there are no departures between 09:25 and 11:25.
Tickets
Book early and save: No
Tickets will cost the same price if purchased at the same station immediately before departure.
These Regionale trains are always cheaper than the faster Frecciarossa trains; you can save a minimum of €5.
They'll be more than €10 cheaper, for this comparatively short journey, if you'll be booking last minute at the station.
InterRail and Eurail Passes can be used on Trenord's trains.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trenitalia | * |
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Option 2: the Frecce and EuroCity trains
Journey Summary
38 min
Daily
Travel Information
The Frecce trains take the relatively new high speed route between Milano and Brescia on which they travel at more than 250/km/h
Final Destination: Venezia S.L. (or Trieste or Udine)
11 - 17 x trains per day
(There are additional services in the summer months)
Two of these trains are EC trains which have a time of 46 mins).
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months* ahead of the travel date
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day - so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
* The cheapest tickets for these Frecce trains tend to be made available around 3 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains; and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
However, you can always save money by taking the alternative, slower Regionale trains between Milano and Brescia.
Rail Pass users can save €10 by avoiding these trains and taking the Regionale trains.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trenitalia | from €13 | |
| Italiarail | from €13 | |
| Trainline | from €13 | |
| Omio | from €13 |
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Note that a variety of different trains take this route, but for a journey such as this, it doesn't particularly matter which specific train will be used for your departure, particularly in Standard/Second class.
What all the types of train have in common is that they are air-conditioned and reservations are mandatory, so seats will be assigned when booking tickets.
(Seat reservations are not available on the slower Regionale services).
Option 3: taking the Italo trains
Journey Summary
37 min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Venezia S.L.
These Italo trains share the high speed route with the Frecce trains operated by Trenitalia, and if you can book ahead they can be the cheapest option for a a Milano to Brescia rail journey.
6 x trains per day
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 5 months ahead of the travel date
Tickets for the alternative Trenitalia Frecce trains are placed on sale around 4 months in advance, but these Italo train tickets are made available around 5 months ahead.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains - and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Rail pass users cannot travel by these trains
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Italo | from €9 approx | |
| Trainline | from €9 approx | |
| Omio | from €9 approx |
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