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Bus routes due to Milan train work - July 2025

My family of 5 has three nights reserved in Milan, in the middle of our two weeks
in Switzerland. The trip is in just a few weeks. I’ve realized that the trains around Milan are with alternate bus routes due to track improvements. Several of my kids (a teen and tween) are prone to motion sickness in vehicles, and I wonder if the bus routes will be too unpleasant for them. We are reconsidering whether we want to do Milan at all now. Original itinerary is Luzern-Milan-Zermatt. Milan is to be 3 nights, with intended side trip to Lake Como. Any thoughts on whether the bus routes that connect Milan to Lake Como area and to Domodossola are particularly winding or possibly challenging for individuals with motion sickness? Or does anyone have other clever ways to spend 3 days between Luzern and Zermatt (assuming I can find accommodations)?

For reference, current itinerary is Zurich, Luzern, Milan, Zermatt, Wengen, Bern.

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What are your travel dates? Have you booked any tickets? Will you have a pass?

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Flights are in and out of Zurich, 7/14-28. Accommodations are booked in Milan (but still can be canceled), but no tickets yet reserved for trains nor sights. Will have the Swiss Half-Fare card.

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What are the dates you were planning on traveling to Milan, and from Milan? Can’t give you advise on routes without.

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You're fin on Luzern - Milano. No busses involved.

On Milano - Zermatt you could do Milano - Locarno - Domodossola - Brig - Zermatt. All trains. Slightly longer than the replacement buses on Milano - Domodossola, but you get quite a scenic ride between Locarno and Domodossola.