Thanks to its strategic position between Milan and Venice along the A4 motorway, served by regional and high-speed trains and four airports, Brescia is the ideal starting point for an unforgettable holiday.
Located near the main transportation hubs of northern Italy, this people-friendly region welcomes you with its immense naturalistic, cultural, and culinary richness.
Find out how to reach Brescia.
By plane
Brescia is easily reached by plane by arriving at one of these airports.
Milan Malpensa is the intercontinental airport of Milan. With its wide range of destinations throughout the world, it is the main hub of northern Italy.
Milan Malpensa is located about 140 km from Brescia and operates with two passenger terminals (Malpensa Terminal 1 and Malpensa Terminal 2) and in Terminal there are 2 separate Arrival Gates A and B (A if you are arriving from any SCHENGEN Nation – B all others)
- Airport IATA code: MXP
- Address: 21010 Ferno, Varese, Italia
- www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en/
- tel. +39 02 232323
From / To Milan Malpensa Airport
Take the Malpensa Shuttle from Malpensa airport to Milan Centrale train station ( www.malpensashuttle.it, tel +39 02 58583185, € 8.00 one way, 24-hour service, duration 50 min).
Once in Stazione Centrale, choose one of the regional or high-speed trains which stop in Brescia ( https://www.trenitalia.com/, from € 7.30, duration between 35 and 65 min).
By train
BRESCIA IS LOCATED
in a strategic position along the Milan-Venice railway.
It is served by both regional and high-speed trains.
Trains from / to Milan Centrale:
regional train (1 h 7 min, departures approximately every hour)
high-speed train ( 36 min, departures every half hour);
Trains from / to Verona Porta Nuova
regional train (43 min, departures approximately every hour)
high-speed train (35 min, departures every half hour);
Trains from / to Rome Termini:
Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, and Italo high-speed trains (about 3.5 hours, departures every half hour);
For train timetable and fares, visit www.trenitalia.com (regional and Freccia high-speed trains) and www.italotreno.it/en (Italo high-speed trains).
By bus
Brescia and the main tourist attractions in its province can be reached by bus from Italy and Europe.
Brescia’s bus station is near the train station (Via Solferino 6).
How to get to Brescia by bus from Europe
- www.global.flixbus.com (connections with all Europe)
- www.eurolines.com (connections with all Europe)
- For bus connections to the main airports, please visit the section By plane
Getting around the province by bus
Brescia is connected to its province and its most important tourist attractions through an effective network of regional buses. These are the main bus companies operating in the area:
- SAIA / SIA: buses from / to Camonica Valley, Trompia Valley, Sabbia Valley, Lake Garda, Cremona, and Brescia’s plain in the south;
- APAM: buses from / to Mantua via Montichiari;
- FNMA: buses from / to Franciacorta, Lake Iseo, and Camonica Valley.
For info and timetable, visit www.arriva.it, tel. +39 030 2889911, toll-free number 840620001.
By car
Brescia can be reached through motorways A4 Milan-Venice (E64), A35 Brescia – Bergamo – Milan, and A21 Turin – Piacenza – Cremona – Brescia (E70).
It is therefore in a strategic position at the heart of the main national intersections and European corridors which connect eastern and western Europe and northern and southern Italy.
Brescia can be accessed through the following motorway tolls:
- A4: Brescia Ovest, Brescia Centro, Brescia Est;
- A21: Brescia Sud, Brescia Centro;
- A35: Castegnato toll. Continue following directions to the city along the Brebemi A35 connecting road.
Getting to Brescia by car from the main Italian cities
- By car from Florence, Rome, and southern Italy: follow motorway A1 until Modena, take A22 towards Brennero, then A4 towards Brescia – Milan;
- By car from Turin: follow A4 towards Milan – Brescia – Venice;
- By car from Verona and Venice: follow A4 towards Brescia – Milan – Turin;
- By car from Genoa and Liguria: follow A7 until Tortona, then continue along A21 until the end.
Getting to Brescia by car from the main airports
- From Bergamo Orio al Serio airport: follow A4 towards Brescia (about 50 km);
- From Verona airport: follow A4 towards Brescia – Milan (about 60 km);
- From Milan Linate airport: follow A35 towards Brescia (about 85 km);
- From Milan Malpensa airport: follow A8 towards Milan, then A4 towards Brescia – Verona (about 140 km).