Deutsche Bahn to Launch Direct Munich to Milan and Rome Trains

Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to offer a direct train connection between Munich, Milan, and Rome starting in summer 2027. State-of-the-art Italian Frecciarossa high-speed trains will be used for this service. - AFP

Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to offer a direct connection between Munich, Milan and Rome from summer 2027. The service will use Italian Frecciarossa high speed trains, described by DB as “state of the art”. DB announced the plans on Wednesday. A fully equipped section of a Frecciarossa 1000 train will be displayed at the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin next week.

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Cooperation between DB, Trenitalia and ÖBB

The new direct connections will be made possible through cooperation between Deutsche Bahn, Italian railway company Trenitalia and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). DB had already announced the direct connection from Munich to Milan and Rome in May 2025. At the time, the railway company said the service was expected to begin at the end of 2026.

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Journey from Munich to Milan and Rome

According to the information provided at the time, the train will cover the approximately 600-kilometre route from Munich to Milan via Innsbruck, Bolzano and Verona in around six and a half hours. The journey from Milan to Rome is another 300 kilometres and takes around two and a half hours longer.

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