Italy → Italy · 244 km apart
Milan to Venice
Take the Train — 2h 15m, from €15, ~23 a day
Frecciarossa and Italo cover Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia in about 2h15, roughly 23 times a day, for €10–20 booked a few weeks out. Santa Lucia is on the Grand Canal, which no airport or coach station can match. FlixBus does it in about three hours from €7 and drops you at Mestre on the mainland, so factor in the connection across the causeway.
Every way to make the trip
Terminates at Venezia Santa Lucia, on the Grand Canal itself. Walk-up fares climb past €50 at busy times.
Stops at Mestre, not on the islands — add the bus or train across to Venice proper.
Times are the fastest scheduled service for each mode; flights are gate to gate, before airport time. Fares are typical advance-booking ranges, not quotes. Checked 5 September 2026. Distance is straight-line — rail and road are longer.
Prefer to drive?
Compare car hire at either end. Returning the car in the other city usually adds a one-way fee — check it before you book.
Check live fares
A travel eSIM gets you online the moment you land in Italy — data plans start at $4 — no roaming bill, no queue for a local SIM, and nothing to swap in and out of your phone. Install it before you fly.
Both ends of the trip
Travelling the other way? The comparison is the same — Venice to Milan runs on the same services, and both directions are covered above.