What was your best route from Milan to Venice? Train?

Go to the trenitalia site and enter your cities. There are lots of trains each day between the airport and Venice. Just pick the one that is best for your times and budget. Donna

We will be taking the same route in November. From what I have been able to tell there is no direct airport to Venice train. You must go from Malpensa to Milano Centrale (regional train) and then switch to another train (Eurostar) to Venice. You most likely want to arrive at the Venezia S. Lucia station depending on where you are staying. The whole journey is quite longe, almost 4 hours! After a transatlantic flight I am not looking forward to it but I can't wait to be in Venice!

Yes, Lisa is right, there is no direct train between the airport and Venice S.L. but there are many trains a day from the airport to Milan Centrale and then on to Venice. This is what I meant in my earlier post but upon reading it I realize I was not very specific. Which train is best really depends on what you are looking for. The faster trains are more expensive so if you're looking for speed choose one of those. The slower trains cost more so if you're looking to save money choose one of those. You don't say which you are looking to save, time or money, so it's hard to make a specific suggestion. Donna

We have not heard from the OP on this thread. Maybe something for the OP and others here to stop and understand is: You can make choices that make the difference between a trip that is difficult physically (flying across the Pond and then a 4 hr + train trip), but not everything you might want it to be, versus soaking up more of the enjoyment. Unfortunately, you can't have both, a trip in which you check off everything on your checklist, versus one you savor. The good or bad news is: you get to have the trip you plan. It might be worthwhile to slow down and enjoy (or not). You do get to have the trip you plan.

We did this route in May. From Malpensa go to Milan Centrale. There is another train at Malpensa that goes to Milan Cadorna - you don't want that one. The trains leave every 20 -30 minutes. At Milan Centrale I think there are trains that leave almost every hour for Venice. We purcased tickets from the automated machine when we got there for the next train. Have a great time. We loved Venice.

We did not find it tiring to go on to Venice after the flight. In fact it was nice to change mode of transportation and doze a little on the Eurostar. When we got to Venice we were rested enough to walk and eat and stay up until 2100 so we'd be on local time.

I'm not sure if this is a silly question, but why not fly into Venice Marco Polo airport instead of flying into Milan?

Susan, it's not a silly question. Monique already had her plane tickets. For someone who hasn't bought them, you're right - flying into Marco Polo would usually be a better bet.

Lee and LIsa your information was exactly what I was looking for . Thanks. The books I am reading, I get confused with all the options and when I see responses as yours, its like a review and puts me in the right direction. I already have my plane ticket to Malpensa, yes.
I was looking for anyones experience then to compare. So thanks.

Monique, I flew into Malpensa and from there took the Malpensa Express train to Milan to get the train to Venice. Easy to do and about 7 euro. It runs every 30 minutes.

As stated earlier, the Malpensa Express is the best way to get to Milano Centrale. Depending on when your plane arrives and your risk tolerance, you can choose to pre-book a train. (Mini fares can save you quite a bit). We looked at flying directly to Marco Polo, but for us flying from Little Rock, taking the train the last leg to Venice was faster and much cheaper.