Allotting time for Last Supper & Shroud of Turin from train stations

Not sure about the "Shroud of Turin", but the "Last Supper" requires a reservation. This can be tricky, because tour companies suck up a lot of the reservations, and then require you to take their walking tours of Milan with the "Last Supper" as the final stop. You can try calling their reservation number during normal business hours.

Only a limited number of people are allowed in at one time. You have to spend a few minutes in an airlock so that the room humidity is kept stable, so that gives you about 15 minutes in the room with the painting.

I think the Shroud of Turin is only on display some of the time, check the website to be sure; you can also find out if you need tickets.

Leonardo's Last Supper requires advance tickets. If none are available on the website and you don't want to buy a city tour, you can get tickets through a broker for only the Last Supper but there will be a substantial markup. You can take the metro from the train station, the church is about a block away from the metro stop. I would allow two hours total (one for travel time, one for the visit to the Cenacolo).

Probably the same amount of time for the Shroud.

I took the bus from the train station to see the last supper. Get there about 15 minutes before your scheduled time, 15 minutes for the visit then hop on the bus back to the station. Buses ran frequently.

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I know I need special passes for both exhibits and have to have advance reservations. Currently the shroud will be showing while I'm there and passes are still available. I think what I really need to know and can't seem to find in travel books or forums is how much time do I need to allot for transit from/ to the train station to the venues and get back to the train with enough cushion.

Two hours sounds about right for the Last Supper. Still need some info on Turin.

This sounds like an all day operation. The 47 minute nonstops between Milan and Turin are not that frequent. Like 8, 9, 11, 2p, 4p, 5p. Are you planning on doing this after you step off the train from Luzern? Are you trying to take the plane from MXP the next morning?

It doesn't tend to take more than half an hour to get to any city-center destination by public transport, but I'd round it up to an hour each way to allow for some walking and ticket buying. If you have to stop to leave and retrieve bags at a train station luggage deposit, that takes more time.

My memory for the Last Supper is you need to go around the side for entry, check in well before your time, the rows of chairs in the hall waiting for your group to be called, the 15 minutes in the dehumidification room, then moved in a group into the room with the two paintings, one at each end of the room. 15 minutes I found to be plenty to see as much as I wanted to, quite close and also from a distance.

Both paintings are well worth the effort IMHO, and I'd plan for 60 to 90 minutes all in.

If you want to see both of these in one day, I'd definitely spring for a taxi from each train station to the sight; it won't cost that much, and you'll save lots of time and hassle, as well as avoiding the risk of getting lost.

When I saw the Shroud in 1999, it was very similar to seeing the Last Supper now. You watch an introductory video explaining what you should look for, then have only a short time to see the Shroud itself (but with the video, you know what to look for). You are then ushered out on a strict schedule (no lingering when your time is up). So, if you can get appropriate timed tickets for each one and can make the train schedules work, you could conceivably see both in one day, since you can't spend extra time at either one.