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From Milano Porta Garibaldi to Lyon Part-Dieu

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date - usually

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.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
Oui.SNCF from €29

Oui.SNCF Guide

SNCF is the national rail operator in France and not so long ago it recently simplified both the range of tickets and the term and conditions of using them.
Therefore the cheapest tickets also become more flexible too.

Other improvements included a simple integration of travelling with bicycles and rail pass users being able to book reservations for national journeys, without paying booking fees.

Though a legacy of when SNCF sold international tickets under the Rail Europe branding is that OuiSNCF is available in multiple translations with the offerings on the site then tailored to international visitors to France.
However, some of the site's features, including the integration of mobility assistance into the booking path, are only available on the French language version.

Something else to look out for is that simplest way of travelling with tickets is to use the SNCF 'My Travel' phone app, so it's therefore often a good idea to book on the OuiSNCF mobile service.

Trainline from €29

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On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - YesHigh Speed (partial)

Good to Know

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.

Between Torino and the border Between Torino and the border
Between the tunnels on the border Between the tunnels on the border
Crossing the border into France Crossing the border into France

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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