Milan to Turin by train: times, fares and a day in Turin

Train times and fares come from Trenitalia’s official booking site and Italo’s route page, and museum prices and hours from the museums’ official sites, all checked on 5 October 2026. High-speed fares change with the date, so read them as a guide.

Milan to Turin train options

Most direct trains leave from Milano Centrale. Turin has two main stations: Torino Porta Susa, the first stop, and Torino Porta Nuova, the terminus. Times and fares below were checked for two Tuesdays: 6 October 2026 (the next day) and 10 November 2026 (about five weeks ahead).

Train	Journey time	Trains per day	Next day	5 weeks ahead
Frecciarossa (Trenitalia)	44-51 min to Porta Susa, about 1h to Porta Nuova	13	€38 to €120	€13.90 to €16.90
Regionale Veloce	1h39 to Porta Susa, 1h55 to Porta Nuova	17	€12.90	€12.90

On 10 November 2026, the first Frecciarossa left Centrale at 6:25am and the last at 9:02pm. Five weeks ahead, every one of them cost €13.90 except the 7:53am (€16.90). The Regionale Veloce leaves at 15 minutes past the hour, from 5:15am to 9:15pm, and costs the same on any day.

Italo runs 13 trains a day from Milano Centrale and Milano Rho Fiera to both Porta Susa and Porta Nuova, and advertises fares from €8.90. Check its prices for your date too. A ticket is valid only with the company that sold it, so a Frecciarossa ticket will not get you onto an Italo train.

You can book on Trenitalia’s or Italo’s own sites, or compare both on Trainline’s Milan to Turin page, which usually adds a booking fee. Our Milano Centrale guide explains the departure boards and ticket gates.

Frecciarossa or regional train

Booked a few weeks ahead, the Frecciarossa costs €1 more than the regional (€13.90 against €12.90) and saves about 50 minutes each way. For a day trip that makes it the clear choice. Close to the date the gap grows: the next-day Frecciarossa was €38 on most trains and €120 on the 6:10pm.

Regional tickets have no seat reservation and never sell out, so they are the fallback if fast trains are expensive. If you buy a paper regional ticket, validate it in the machine before boarding. A cheap Frecciarossa fare is tied to one train, so pick a return time you will keep. If you have a rail pass, our Italy rail pass guide explains how it works on these trains.

Watch the morning gap. On 10 November 2026 there was no Frecciarossa from Centrale between 7:53am and 10:02am. Several Frecciarossa trains to Porta Susa leave from Milano Porta Garibaldi in that window (8:50am, 9:15am and 9:58am, all €13.90 five weeks ahead), so check both stations if you want a mid-morning start. The direct trains to Paris also stop at Porta Susa.

How far is Turin from Milan

The rail route is about 148 km, and the straight-line distance 125 km. The fastest train covers it in 44 minutes, which makes Turin one of the quickest day trips from Milan.

Porta Susa or Porta Nuova

Every Frecciarossa stops at Porta Susa first. From there it is about 20 to 25 minutes on foot to the Egyptian Museum and 25 minutes (1.7 km) to the Musei Reali, along Via Cernaia and Via Pietro Micca. Tram 13 runs from Porta Susa to the Castello stop by Piazza Castello.

Stay on to Porta Nuova if you want to walk straight to the sights. It adds 10 to 15 minutes on the train, but the Egyptian Museum is then 10 to 15 minutes away on foot along Via Lagrange, and the Musei Reali 20 minutes (1.4 km) up Via Roma. Two of the Frecciarossa trains that day, the 6:25am and the 3:53pm, do not continue to Porta Nuova, so check the destination when you book.

What to see in Turin in one day

The three big sights are close together in the center. Plan around their closing days.

Sight	Full price	Hours	Closed
Museo Egizio	€18	9am to 6:30pm (Sat to 8pm, Mon to 2pm)	Open every day
Mole Antonelliana and Cinema Museum	€18 museum, €9 lift, €23 both	9am to 7pm	Tuesdays
Musei Reali	€15	9am to 7pm (tickets until 6pm)	Wednesdays

Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum)

The Museo EgizioMap is at Via Accademia delle Scienze 6. It opens Tuesday to Friday and Sunday from 9am to 6:30pm, Saturday until 8pm and Monday from 9am to 2pm, with last entry one hour before closing. A full ticket costs €18, children aged 6 to 14 pay €1, and a family ticket for two adults and two under-18s is €36.

You must buy your ticket online and choose an entry time; the museum does not let in visitors without one. The Historic Rooms on floor -1 have been closed since 12 December 2025.

Mole Antonelliana and the National Cinema Museum

The Mole AntonellianaMap at Via Montebello 20 houses the National Cinema Museum, and a panoramic lift takes you up to the Tempietto, the viewing terrace near the top. It is open 9am to 7pm every day except Tuesday, with last entry one hour before closing. Tickets cost €18 for the museum, €9 for the lift and €23 for both, with concessions for visitors aged 6 to 26.

Lift tickets are limited. Book ahead, especially for weekends; the museum releases a small number of extra lift tickets online 24 hours before each date. Check the calendar too: the Mole is also closed on Wednesday 7 and Wednesday 28 October 2026 and on several days in mid-November 2026, and from 7 October to 9 November 2026 the museum-only ticket is reduced because some rooms are closed for a new exhibition.

Musei Reali and Piazza Castello

Piazza CastelloMap is the main square of the old center, and the gate with the statues of the Dioscuri leads from it into Piazzetta Reale. There you find the entrance to the Musei RealiMap, the former royal palace and its collections, including the Royal Armoury and the Galleria Sabauda picture gallery.

The Musei Reali open Thursday to Tuesday, 9am to 7pm, with the ticket office closing at 6pm, and are closed on Wednesdays. A ticket costs €15, €2 for ages 18 to 25, and is free under 18. It is valid all day, so you can break for lunch in the gardens and come back.

A bicerin at Caffè Al Bicerin

The bicerin is Turin’s hot drink of coffee, chocolate and milk cream, recognized as a traditional product of Piedmont in 2001. Caffè Al BicerinMap, founded in 1763 at Piazza della Consolata 5, keeps its own recipe secret. It is open from 8:45am to 7:30pm and closed on Wednesdays.

Is the Torino+Piemonte Card worth it?

The Torino+Piemonte Card is the official pass of Turin’s tourist board. The 24-hour card costs €29.90 and gives up to three free museum entries, including all three sights above. Longer versions cost €39.90 for 48 hours and €45.90 for 72 hours. The card is digital and ready on your phone as soon as you buy it.

At full price, the Egyptian Museum (€18), the Musei Reali (€15) and the Cinema Museum (€18) add up to €51, so the 24-hour card saves you about €21 if you visit all three. With the card the Mole lift costs €7 instead of €9. Between 7 October and 9 November 2026, when the Cinema Museum ticket is reduced, the saving is smaller.

A sample day in Turin

This plan suits Thursday to Monday, when all three sights are open (on Monday the Egyptian Museum closes at 2pm, so go there first). Train times are from Tuesday 10 November 2026; check that the same trains run on your date.

1. 7:53am Frecciarossa from Milano Centrale, arriving at Porta Nuova at 8:55am (€16.90 booked five weeks ahead).
2. 9:15am Walk to the Museo Egizio for your booked slot.
3. 12:30pm Piazza Castello and lunch.
4. 2pm Musei Reali.
5. 4:30pm Mole Antonelliana: the lift and, if you have time, the Cinema Museum. Last entry is at 6pm.
6. 7pm Frecciarossa from Porta Nuova, arriving in Milano Centrale at 8:02pm (€13.90). The last fast train that day left Porta Susa at 9:22pm and arrived at 10:07pm, and the last regional left Porta Nuova at 9:54pm and arrived at 11:49pm.

Fit the bicerin in before the museums, as the café opens at 8:45am, or as an afternoon break.

For more trips of about an hour from Milan, see our Milan to Verona, Milan to Bologna and Lake Garda from Milan guides, or the full list of day trips from Milan. For the Milan side of your trip, our one day in Milan plan covers the Duomo, Sforza Castle and the Last Supper.