Travel time between Milano Centrale and Porta Garibaldi Stations
Aug 3rd, 2012, 11:49 AM
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Travel time between Milano Centrale and Porta Garibaldi Stations
Well, it has been way too long since we went to Europe!! Last trip was France in '04!
Anyway in my enthusiasm and a touch of forgetfulness about railway stations, I was a little surprised to find that the train we take from Florence to Milan does not go to the same station as the one that we then depart from on the next leg of our trip. Luckily I discovered this before buying tickets w/an undoable transfer time.
So my query: will it be difficult (in the experience of those who have done this) if we are scheduled to arrive at Centrale at 9:10 and will be departing from Garibaldi at 11:10? I know that things do not always run like clockwork in Italy.....
However, as I think back on our last trip to Italy in '00 the three different train journeys did run like clockwork, so probably (maybe?) this will be plenty of time and I have no need for concern. Any input to offer? Thanks!
PS After all the Trenitalia problems I have read about on here, I was nervous just now buying that portion of the trip, but that turned out to be easiest of all the trains I have booked!
Anyway in my enthusiasm and a touch of forgetfulness about railway stations, I was a little surprised to find that the train we take from Florence to Milan does not go to the same station as the one that we then depart from on the next leg of our trip. Luckily I discovered this before buying tickets w/an undoable transfer time.
So my query: will it be difficult (in the experience of those who have done this) if we are scheduled to arrive at Centrale at 9:10 and will be departing from Garibaldi at 11:10? I know that things do not always run like clockwork in Italy.....
However, as I think back on our last trip to Italy in '00 the three different train journeys did run like clockwork, so probably (maybe?) this will be plenty of time and I have no need for concern. Any input to offer? Thanks!
PS After all the Trenitalia problems I have read about on here, I was nervous just now buying that portion of the trip, but that turned out to be easiest of all the trains I have booked!
Aug 3rd, 2012, 12:00 PM
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You have enough time. There are less than 2 km between these stations. I do not know if it is a direct bus or tram between them.
Probably you will have luggage and as the distance is short, a taxi will not cost too much.
Probably you will have luggage and as the distance is short, a taxi will not cost too much.
Aug 3rd, 2012, 01:12 PM
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I was a little surprised to find that the train we take from Florence to Milan does not go to the same station as the one that we then depart from on the next leg of our trip.>
ah the relations between the SNCF (French National Railways) and Trenitalia (Italy State railways) could not be worse - Trenitalia it seems has relegated the SNCF run TGV service to the secondary Garibaldi station on purpose to make the transfer less than seemless - well this is what I read - I think in www.seat61.com.
And yes Italian high-speed train IME now run often on time and I believe there is some kind of guarantee from Trenitalia is the train is more than a few minutes late - some kind of refund or credit I think but not sure.
Some connections to Paris can be done by taking a train from Centrale to Turin Porta d Suza and transfering there to the direct TGV trains to Paris - this is how SNCF organizes the Paris to Milan trip it seems - get off the train the ends at Garibaldi in Turin and take just as fast a train to Centrale - or vice versa.
sites with excellent info on trains and possible answer to questions like this - www.seat61.com as mentioned and www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com.
ah the relations between the SNCF (French National Railways) and Trenitalia (Italy State railways) could not be worse - Trenitalia it seems has relegated the SNCF run TGV service to the secondary Garibaldi station on purpose to make the transfer less than seemless - well this is what I read - I think in www.seat61.com.
And yes Italian high-speed train IME now run often on time and I believe there is some kind of guarantee from Trenitalia is the train is more than a few minutes late - some kind of refund or credit I think but not sure.
Some connections to Paris can be done by taking a train from Centrale to Turin Porta d Suza and transfering there to the direct TGV trains to Paris - this is how SNCF organizes the Paris to Milan trip it seems - get off the train the ends at Garibaldi in Turin and take just as fast a train to Centrale - or vice versa.
sites with excellent info on trains and possible answer to questions like this - www.seat61.com as mentioned and www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com.
