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Milan to Venice: Here are the Best Ways to Travel

Travel from Milan to Venice there are several modes of transport such as trains, buses, planes and tours. Each mode of transport offers different services to their client. The price of tickets differs depending on the type of transportation mode they use.

Using the bus is the cheapest way to travel from Milan to Venice. Buses travelling from Milan to Venice depart from Milano Lampugnano bus station and arrive at Venice’s Tronchetto bus station. If you want to travel faster then the train is the best choice for you. The train travelling from Milan to Venice takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes from Milano Centrale train station and arrives at either Venice’s Santa Lucia or Mestre train station. The train is the most popular way to travel and a high percentage prefer using it since is cheap and faster though through bus you a bit cheaper than the train.

The following are the best ways to travel from Milan to Venice:

1. Milan to Venice By Train

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One of the ways to travel between Milan to Venice is by using the train. The train covers a distance of about 265 Km between Milan and Venice. The train travelling time between the two cities is around 2h 27m which is not a long time and anybody even kids and grannies can bare.

There are several train services such as Trenitalia Frecce, Swiss Railways, and Italo Treno among others which operate from Milan to Venice, they depart from Milano Centrale and arrive in Venezia S. Lucia.

Estimation of about 60 trains run weekly from Milan to Venice, however, during weekends and holidays schedules keep changing so is good to check and book in advance if you have plans to travelling during weekends and holidays. The interesting part about train travelling is that it is cheap. Even though bus transport is the cheapest, train transport is not that much expensive either and you can pay as cheap as $18.

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2. Travelling By Bus 

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Most of the Milan to Venice buses are run by Baltour, BusCenter or Flixbus. Buses depart from Milan Lampugnano bus station to Venice’s Tronchetto bus Station. Travelling by bus takes a longer time compared to train which takes only 2 hours 27m. The buses take approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes to arrive at Venice’s Tronchetto bus station from Milan. Travelling by bus is the cheapest means of transport and it charges between $13 to $18.

It is advisable to book your bus ticket 1 day in advance before the travelling day. The interesting part about booking the bus ticket in advance is that the ticket prices decrease according to the days it has been booked in advance before the actual day of travelling. For example, if you book your bus ticket from Milan to Venice 1 week in advance it will be 8% cheaper and when you book the bus ticket 1 month in advance the prices will be 15% cheaper unlike when you book 1 day before or that day.

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3. Travelling By Self Drive

If you have a car you can decide to drive yourself from Milan to Venice. However, it can be the worst nightmare due to traffic in Milan and cars being prohibited in Venice. This should be the last means of travelling you should choose to travel within both countries.

The good side of self-drive is that you get to explore the 200 miles between the two cities well since you can stop at any time you see an amazing feature unlike public means they can’t stop since it carries different people going for different purposes and some are in hurry. It takes around three to four hours to arrive in Venice depending on the traffic using the A4 highway all the way from Milan to Venice.

4. Flying From Milan Linate

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Milan Linate is one of the Milan’s International airports among three airports that are used in Milan. Milan Linate is mostly used for domestic flights and shorter international flights. The airport is located 7km from the centre of Milan. The name of the airport was driven from the nearby town known as Linate.

The airport was built in back 1930s, however in the 50s and 80s it was expanded. Milan Linate airport has a patron known as Enrico Forlanini, an Italian aviation pioneer. This airport operates with approximately 20 airlines. The Airport is easily accessible due to several availabilities of public means.

The flight takes 5 hours and 9 minutes from Milan to Venice and costs $45 to $ 230. The flight is much more expensive compared to other means of transport such as the train which cost as low as $18 and the bus which cost $12 the cheapest. For people on a tight budget, I recommend you avoid the flight means, however, for the people who love to enjoy and travel in a comfortability way then this is for you.

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5. From Milan to Venice by Tour

This is one of the best ways to travel especially if you are not familiar with the city.  Travelling with a tour is very interesting since you are provided with a tour guide who takes you through the journey by explaining every feature you see on the way since they are familiar people about the area. Travelling with a guide is always fun since he/she shares interesting information along the way.

There are several tours which take you from Milan to Venice such as the ‘Venice Day Trip from Milan’.  It offers a 14-hour tour which starts at 7 am and you a carried by an air-conditioned vehicle and provided with a professional-speaking tour guide to accompany you along the journey.

When you arrive in Venice you are taken on a guided two-hour walking tour to explore the city’s main sights. You will be taken to a picture spot such as St. Mark’s Square among the pigeons or at St, Mark’s Basilica in front of the bell tower. Your guide will take you down lesser-known streets to show you how locals in Venice live among other activities. If you are not familiar with the two cities then travelling by tour will be the best choice for you.

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