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Train from London to Milan

Milan city centre

Photo © Fototeca ENIT / Vito Arcomano

Overview

Route: London to Milan via Paris

Journey time: From 12 hours 6 minutes

Carbon emissions: Train 38.7 kg per person; Plane 133.3 kg per person

Return journey: Milan to London via Paris

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: via Paris (morning train)
Sample itinerary: Take an afternoon train from St Pancras to Paris and spend a night in the City of Light before taking the 0742 service to Milan the next day. Price: from £126 return Book your train ticket to Milan
Leg 1:	London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord in the heart of Paris. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure.	Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day Operator: Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 15 mins
Transfer	A relatively quick train trip from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. From the Eurostar platform, turn left, walk down the stairs and follow the signs for RER ligne D (which will be signposted 'direction' 'Melun', 'Malesherbes' or 'Corbeil Essonnes'). It's just 2 stops from Gare de Nord to Gare de Lyon and takes a little over 10 minutes (plus there's a short 5 minute walk to the connecting TGV departure platforms), but we recommend you leave at least 50 minutes for the entire transfer.	Short hop Transfer time: Allow 50 minutes. Book a hotel near Gare du Nord Book a hotel near Gare de Lyon
Leg 2:	Paris Gare de Lyon to Milan Train departs Paris Gare de Lyon daily at 0742, arriving in Milan at 1450.	Frequency of service: Daily Operator: TGV Journey time: 7 hours 8 minutes
Destination	Benvenuto a Milano	Book a hotel near Milan Centrale

Option 2: via Paris (sleeper)
Sample itinerary: Take the 1502 Eurostar from St Pancras and cross Paris - maybe picking up something to eat en route - to Gare de Bercy for the 2033 sleeper service to Milan. Price: from £135 return Book your train ticket to Milan
Leg 1:	London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord in the heart of Paris. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure.	Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day Operator: Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 15 mins
Transfer	It's a ten minute walk between Gare de Lyon and Gare de Bercy Gare du Nord to Gare de Bercy. From the Eurostar platform, turn left, walk down the stairs and follow the signs for RER ligne D to Gare de Lyon (which will be signposted 'direction' 'Melun', 'Malesherbes' or 'Corbeil Essonnes'). It's just 2 stops from Gare de Nord to Gare de Lyon (and takes a little over 10 minutes) then either walk the 600m to Gare de Bercy or take the metro line 14 (which will be signposted 'direction Olympiades') one stop to Bercy metro station, from where it's just a short stroll over to the mainline Gare de Bercy.	Long hop Transfer time: Allow 50 mins. Book a hotel near Gare de Bercy Book a hotel near Gare du Nord
Leg 2:	Paris Gare de Bercy to Milan (sleeper) Overnight sleeper train departs Paris Gare de Bercy at 2033, arriving in Milan the next morning at 0538. (On May 10-14, 17-21 and Oct 18-22 and 25-29, the train departs Paris at 1909)	Frequency of service: Daily Operator: Artesia Night Journey time: 9 hours 5 minutes
Destination	Benvenuto a Milano	Book a hotel near Milan Centrale

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The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.

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