Milan to Venice runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €34.44, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 40m over 261 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €34.44, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€34.44
- 187%Moves across the booking window
187%When it runs, leaving Milan
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €78.44Fri25
- about €80.64Sat26
- about €69.09Sun27
- about €53.14Mon28
- about €52.59Tue29
- about €47.09Wed30
- about €49.84Thu1
- about €43.79Fri2
- about €44.34Sat3
- about €52.59Sun4
- about €35.54Mon5
- about €39.94Tue6
- about €40.49Wed7
- about €44.89Thu8
- about €37.74Fri9
- about €46.54Sat10
- about €37.19Sun11
- about €37.74Mon12
- about €34.44Tue13
- about €35.54Wed14
- about €48.74Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Venice. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Venice for the night the train gets in
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When to book Milan to Venice
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.0990 days
- €27.2960 days
- €27.8445 days
- €40.4930 days
- €48.7421 days
- €44.8914 days
- €49.847 days
- €69.093 days
- €78.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €27.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 187 percent. The dearest point is €78.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Milan to Venice and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
261 km
245 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,371,498 → 51,298
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 261 km against 245 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Verona. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Venice is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Venezia Santa Lucia
Most of the points near Venezia Santa Lucia open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Milan to Venice
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Milan to Venice?
The fastest journey from Milan to Venice takes 3h 40m door to door, of which 2h 1m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Milan to Venice?
The cheapest fare from Milan to Venice is €34.44, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €44.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Milan to Venice?
The cheapest way from Milan to Venice is by train, at €34.44 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Milan to Venice?
Fares from Milan to Venice bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €27.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 187 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Milan to Venice?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Milan to Venice, at €37.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Milan to Venice?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Milan to Venice, at €26.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Milan to Venice?
2 operators sell services from Milan to Venice across 1 mode: DB Fernverkehr, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Milan to Venice?
0 percent of the services we sell from Milan to Venice are direct. The rest connect at Verona, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Milan to Venice use?
Services from Milan to Venice by train leave from Milano Centrale and arrive at Venezia Santa Lucia. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Milan to Venice?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Milan to Venice allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Milan to Venice on 24 September 2026: 261 km of route against 245 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €34.44, and 3h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Venice a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Venice and across Italy
Day trips that leave Venice in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Milan reaches 369 places in 88 countries on services we hold, over distances from 31 to 10,268 km. Venice reaches 98 places in 21 countries, from 26 to 8,118 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Milan
- 369Places you can leave for
- 88Countries
- 125Operators
88
125Arriving in Venice
Leaving Venice
- 98Places you can leave for
- 21Countries
- 9Operators