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How to get fromPortbou to Milanby train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 9 ways to get from Portbou to Milan by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BCN - LIN
    6h 25m
    €63–214

  2. Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BCN - MXP
    4. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain train
    7h 15m
    €43–142

  3. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    11h 5m
    €117–291

  4. Train, bus via Duomo M1

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Perpignan to Milanbus bus FlixBus N740
    13h 33m
    €78–144

  5. Drive 782.6 km

    1. Drive from Portbou to Milancar car 782.6 km
    9h 24m
    €123–177

  6. Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Gironatrain train
    2. Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane BCN - BGY
    4. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    7h 21m
    €67–236

  7. Train to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Perpignantrain train
    2. Fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane PGF - LIN
    13h 6m
    €150–466

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain train
    4. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    13h 50m
    €140–394

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    14h 12m
    €57–150

Portbou to Milan by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration11h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€117Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 925.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Portbou, Spain and Milan, Italy?

You can take a train from Port-Bou to Milano Centrale via Perpignan, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Chambery Challes Les Eaux in around 11h 5m.

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