janeth13

Hi-we're taking our first trip to Europe in May, and we will be traveling by train from Monterosso to Milan. We then have around 4 hours before catching a plane to Brussels. Do we have enough time to see the cathedral? Also, how hard is it to get there from the train station and then onto the airport?

kenderina

If you are flying from Malpensa..you just don't have a minute left. Just besides the train station is the bus station for Malpensa buses , board one, it takes a bit more than a hour to arrive to the airport. That leaves you with just 3 hours (if the bus arrives on time, sometimes traffic is VERY hard) which is what you need for a flight to the States.

Dukey

To Brusels, Kenderina

kenderina

Oh, sorry, you are going to Brussels...anyway, I wouldn't risk it ! Better have the last italian coffee at the airport, anyway you need at least two hours for an european flight, Malpensa is a nightmare.

eli297

hi, if u are leaving from Linate, u might have 1 hour to see the city centre, but then not a minute more. if u are flying from malpensa,just take the bus the distance is huge from the vity centre to the airport...
have fun !!

LoveItaly

Which airport will you be going to to take your flight to Brussels janeth, Malpensa or Linate?

janeth13

I'm not sure which airport we'll be flying out of. I'll have to check with our travel agent and will get back to you on that. The train from Monterosso is due in at 12:50 p.m., and we fly out from Milan at 5:10 p.m. My real desire was to see the Last Supper but we'll be there on a Monday when they're closed. The cathedral does sound nice, but it's sounding like we may not have time. We also may be able to take an earlier train. The one we'd planned leaves at 8:42 a.m.

Jean

If you are willing to take an earlier train, you'd have enough time. I see one departing Monterosso at 6:55 a.m. (#654 Versilia), arriving Milano Centrale at 9:55 a.m. You'll store your luggage at the station and take a cab or the metro to the Duomo.

BTW, #654 at 6:55 a.m. takes 3 hours. The next train departs at 7:36 a.m., arrives 12:50 p.m. and takes more than 5 hours (change in Genoa). Is this second train the one you were considering? If so, leaving 40 minutes earlier means you save more than 2 hours.

Jean

If your flight to Brussells at 5:10 p.m. is on Brussells Air or Alitalia, I believe the airport is Malpensa.