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Milan → Brussels ⇄
3 a weekfastest 16h34European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 17:17 → 11:40+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    18h2311 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Mon 5 Oct, Mon 12 Oct, Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:17 → 12:45+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    18h289 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 17 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:17 → 11:45+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    17h289 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 24 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:17 → 11:40+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    17h239 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 10 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:32 → 11:40+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    17h0811 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:06 → 12:40+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    17h3411 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 15 Oct, Thu 22 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:06 → 11:40+1
    European Sleeper 401 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Milano Porta Garibaldi · via Aachen, Cologne, Bellinzona, Lugano
    16h3411 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 1 Oct, Thu 8 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 19:06, arrive 11:40

The plane is -13h17 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct16h58
  • To Brussel-Zuid1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 40116h34
  • From Milano Porta Garibaldi13 min
Plane · nonstop BRU–LIN4h15
  • To Brussels (BRU)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BRU–LIN1h40
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From LIN25 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, easyJet.