I've got both these options showing as possible (and also changing at Chiasso for Milano). Both use a (the same!) Eurocity train for part of the route.
Any views or suggestions? Thanks. I'm travelling tomorrow.
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Basel SBB to Milano - change at Arth Goldau or Zürich?
Best answer by rvdborgt
I'd use an option with a regional train from Lugano, e.g.:
That means you don't need any reservations. This is possible each hour, sometimes with an extra (easy) change in Arth-Goldau.
I'd use an option with a regional train from Lugano, e.g.:
That means you don't need any reservations. This is possible each hour, sometimes with an extra (easy) change in Arth-Goldau.
Ah, okay, there are no reservations on the routes I'm being shown anyway.
One is Basel to Arth 10:03-11:45, then Arth to Chiasso 12:18-13:55.
The Zurich one is Basel 10:06, with an IC arriving 11:00, then changing to the EC 11:33, and again into Chiasso 13:55.
Then to suburban train into Milano.
PS: only getting into Basel 9:48 and have a reservation for Milano p gar to Florence at 15:48. That was flagged as needing one but that was the only one shown for the route.
Leaving Basel SBB at 10:03 gets you to Milano Centrale at 14:20 reservation-free. Also possible 1 hour later, see sbb.ch for timetables.
That leaves you with some buffer for any delays getting into Basel, since 9:48 looks like ICE 5 from Frankfurt.
Thank you. Good point about the potential delay with the German Ice.
But I spent time looking into options to get me to Milano p gar so I don't need to figure out another transfer (not inc. in my interrail ticket) across Milano .
That's why I was asking which of the two routes I mentioned might be better. Neither is shown as requiring any reservation and both get me straight into piazza Garibaldi.
The usual route is changing in Arth-Goldau. No need to be preoccupied about the short transfer time, it’s perfectly fine, just a few meters, no scales.
That's why I was asking which of the two routes I mentioned might be better. Neither is shown as requiring any reservation and both get me straight into piazza Garibaldi.
You didn't mention a station in Milan, so I just assumed Centrale.
To Porta Garibaldi, SBB suggest to change in Arth-Goldau, Lugano and Monza (dep. 10:03), or indeed in Zurich and Chiasso (dep. 10:33). I used sbb.ch, with "via Monza” to avoid the ECs in Italy.
I'd just take the first possible connection after arrival in Basel.
Thanks again - it's all worked and the idea to change again at Lugano and Monza was excellent, rvdborgt!
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