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This daily direct train to Lyon Part Dieu is the train that departs from Milano Porta Garibaldi* station at 14:40.
*Note that the TGVs from Milano to France depart from Milano Porta Garibaldi station and NOT Milano Centrale.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for this journey.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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Oui.SNCF | from €29 | |
Trainline | from €29 |
This daily direct to the main station in Lyon is usually scheduled to depart from Milano at 14:40 and arrive in the French city at 20:28
However, if you want or need to arrive in Lyon earlier, comparatively straightforward connections are available in Chambery from the TGV trains which depart from Minao at 06:00 and 08:45.
Leave Milano on the 06;00 train and you should be in
arriving in Lyon at around 11:15; or depart Milano on the 10:11 train and you should be in Lyon by 14:55.
Final Destination: Paris
Train also calls at: Chambery
Star Rating:**
Type of Scenery: Mountain
If you'll be making the journey between March and October, when it is still light in the evenings, there are some spectacular views between the Italian border and Modane - particularly from the right of the train (when facing the direction of travel).
Note that this journey involves close to six hours of travel on a TGV train, but at no point during the journey does the train travel at high speed - the train takes the high speed line from Lyon to Paris.
These TGV trains aren't equipped to use the high speed line between Milano and Torino.
This daily direct to the main station in Lyon is usually scheduled to depart from Milano at 14:40 and arrive in the French city at 20:28
However, if you want or need to arrive in Lyon earlier, comparatively straightforward connections are available in Chambery from the TGV trains which depart from Minao at 06:00 and 08:45.
Leave Milano on the 06;00 train and you should be in
arriving in Lyon at around 11:15; or depart Milano on the 10:11 train and you should be in Lyon by 14:55.
Final Destination: Paris
Train also calls at: Chambery
Star Rating:**
Type of Scenery: Mountain
If you'll be making the journey between March and October, when it is still light in the evenings, there are some spectacular views between the Italian border and Modane - particularly from the right of the train (when facing the direction of travel).
Note that this journey involves close to six hours of travel on a TGV train, but at no point during the journey does the train travel at high speed - the train takes the high speed line from Lyon to Paris.
These TGV trains aren't equipped to use the high speed line between Milano and Torino.
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