Torino Travel Forum

Do you think it will be easy to commute by train from Milan to Torino during the final week of the Olympics without needing a reservation? Also, is travel time of one hour reliable? And are there super late night trains--one of the hockey games I'm seeing won't be over 'till midnight probably (a Friday night) but I"m staying at a hotel in Milan.
Thanks for answering!

Trains between Milan and Turin take at least an hour and a half during "normal" times - and that's if you take the Eurostar and it's on time. It could take two hours on other trains. The train company might be adding some services, but you can find out more on www.trenitalia.it

Making a reservation would be a good idea but I imagine that it could well be a chaotic situation with people packed onto the train (good luck getting to your seat!) due to the sheer number of people. I'm thinking something similar to big football matches. But then again, who knows!? It could all be quite civilised.

There are many trains running between Milan and Turin each day, and the time is around 90-110 minutes, not to worry on that aspect, also I wouldn't bother to book, I think you can get on at the station. Also the new High Speed Eurostar (300 kph) service has just started, twice a day in each direction, should half the time, and they offer 1/2 price Olympic special if you show your Olympic ticket, but alas no train later then 10.50 at night so its tough for the late games, you might have to leave early, I suppose Trenitalia never realized that folks would be staying in Milan because everywhere in Turin and neighbouring towns is full.

Thanks for the tips. I read on an earlier post, however, that the Eurostar trains were down for one month due to excessive snow. Do you happen to know if this is still the case?
Also, do you happen to know if there is a website for Eurostar?
Thanks very much!

They took 18 Eurostar trains out of service following the heavy snowfalls of more than 2 weeks ago. I'm sure they're back in action now. In any case, I think the Milan-Turin route would be high priority during the Olympics.

Not sure if there is a Eurostar website, in Italy they're run by Trenitalia.

I did the same thing this past weekend. It might get more crowded later in the week, but I had no trouble taking the train back to Milan without reservations. (However, I was traveling alone, so I also only needed one seat). 10:50 is the latest train, with the next one being after 4am. I went to a late hockey game (7-10:30) and could only stay the first 2 periods. Getting from the hockey arena to the train station is easy, but give yourself enough time (45min to an hour). The 4 and 4x buses take the same routes, but I recommend the 4x because it's a special olympics bus that only makes a few stops. Also, I suggest finding the bus stop ahead of time and figuring out how to get there from the arena. There are signs, but they're small and easy to miss, and most of the Italian volunteers didn't seem to know english.

Have fun!