I prefer to rent a car and in 3 hours be comfty in Milano, instead 6hours trip, 2 broken trains, hours waiting without any information, and delays delays delays... As regular user of cisalpino had tooo many this kind of experience, I think my patience is really gone, NEVER cisalpino again. They should ban this train

There is also the TILO trains from Bellinzona to Albate Camerlata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treni_R...cino_Lombardia

From Milan, one can also take the all affordable rtn flight to Vienna:

With the Austrian redticket you always find the best bargain for your Austrian Airlines flight at a glance. Concerned about hidden fees? The Austrian redticket covers outward and return flight including all taxes and fees. Get free drinks & snacks on board, earn miles, and take advantage of mobile or web check-in at no additional cost. EUR78 ( I booked mine already )

Milan / Malpensa - Vienna
Travel period: from Apr. 1, 2011
Booking: March 17, 2010 - December 31, 2011
Minimum stay: 1 Sat. night or 2 Nights
Maximum stay: No restrictions

URL: https://book.austrian.com/app/sp.fly?pos=IT

Yes folks, the offers from the Italian version does not have a booking fee at all and offers are way cheaper than the Swiss site of this carrier ( even cheaper than Flyniki.
http://www.flyniki.com/niki/about_us...g&name=aboutus

Foodies, if you happen to be in Milan and fancy some Sri Lankan "buffet", give Lucky Seven a go.

http://www.autosrilanka.com/luckyseven/index2.htm

I am biased ( was free for me as is for any birthday boy / gal ).

i've been to and from milan around 12 times and not a single train was on time! closest was this weekend when it arrived in milan a mere 20 minutes late.

I must have been very fortunate then, with my trains ( both the Eurocity and the S10 TILO ) never having been late for more than 10 minutes since 2009. The additional delay might be attributed to the customs checks at Chiasso station, where the southern end is patrolled by the Italians.

Via the Domodossola route to Milano Centrale, at most 10 minutes delay and that was once within the last 12 months.

Don't forget - SBB has special SuperSavers to Italy:


URL

Is there a way to get these specials via notification by email? I remember
a previous version of the sbb.ch web site that had a login page on the
first page. Now I can't even find out where to log in anymore.

DavidSJC

Perhaps by having an account with SBB TicketShop ? Even then, some deals escape their newsletters and emailshots.

https://www.sbb.ch/en/ticketshop/b2c/

Click at the bottom of the screen ( on mine, it says My Acccount )

But EF can be pretty efficient too

SBB contests ( DE has more ) / EN

out of interest, does anyone know of a way to buy the return ticket from milan to zurich hb in milan without queueing up at the ticket office?

i tried the fast ticket machines, but they didn't seem to sell international tickets (or i was doing something wrong). i don't buy the ticket beforehand as i'm not sure the day/time i return.

Try Trenitalia online

Milano Centrale to Zurich Main Station - print at home tickets

SBB SuperSaver tickets within CH are no longer available until April 11th, but they have SuperSavers to Italy, Germany and Austria ).

Tickets have conditions, plan ahead and book early.

Apart from the Allegro service in Italy ( connecting to Austria ), there is now a new Thello service to Paris and other French destinations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thello

Rates per passenger per trip, all taxes except optional travel insurance.

Cabin bed, breakfast is included.

Smart & Go tariffs are valid for reservations no later than 7 days before departure. Limited seats, offers subject to conditions.

I'm thinking of visiting Italy in the summer and was checking train prices between different cities and came across a pretty great offer: travel between major cities for only 9 Euros. Last summer the price between Rome and Florence for instance was between 33 and 55 Euros if I remember correctly.

So anyway thought I'd post the link in case it proves helpful to other EFers

http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/inde...003f16f90aRCRD

(If the link doesn't work, go to: http://www.trenitalia.com/, select english language, and then "Offers and deals")

Kash.