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Do I need to prebook Milan to Domodossola travel?

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For my travel date (8/17), there is no direct train between Milan and Domodossola due to track work. There are direct buses or train to Arona + bus to Domodossola.

I'm looking at the 2PM - 4:20PM direct bus, or 3:25PM - 5:55PM train + bus on Trenitalia. The 2PM bus would be great but I'm not sure I can make it due to a 12:30 lunch reservation in Navigli. It looks like the direct buses are bookable and do sell out sometimes, but the train + bus are not bookable, ie, can always get on like a commuter train?

The timetable allots only 5 minutes for the transfer in Arona. Do the replacement buses wait for all passengers to arrive in case of train delay etc? They must need a lot of buses to replace a train load of passengers.

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This is at a Michelin starred restaurant, I haven't been to a one where I had to wait for any significant amount of time. Navigli is an easy subway ride to Milano Centrale but a meal at these fancy pants restaurants can be a lengthy affair. I think 3:25PM works better despite the need to transfer. In any event, apologies about the digression, I wish to keep the discuss on the nature of the train/bus and not the lunch.

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