Malpensa and Milan to Cervinia: car, train or bus

The options side by side

Public transport figures come from the operators and were correct on 5 September 2026. Check the timetable for your own travel date before you go.

Train and bus: the last leg is the hard part

Trains to Châtillon-Saint-Vincent in the Aosta Valley are frequent. The trouble starts once you get off.

The SAVDA bus climbs to Cervinia in roughly an hour and costs €3–5, but it only leaves once every three hours, and even less often out of season.

Miss it and you'll wait for the next one at a station with no waiting room. So plan the day around the bus and pick a train that connects with it, not the other way round.

There's also a temporary snag: on part of the Ivrea–Aosta line, buses are replacing trains. Rail services are due back in spring 2027; until then, check your date on the Trenitalia website.

Driving up

The route follows the A4 and A5 motorways. You leave the A5 Turin–Aosta at the Châtillon/Saint-Vincent exit, and from there the SR46 climbs the Valtournenche: around 27 km of hairpin bends.

In the Aosta Valley region, winter tyres or chains on board are compulsory from mid-October, about a month earlier than in most of Italy. If you're hiring a car for late October, ask the rental desk whether it comes with winter tyres or chains.

Our cars have winter tyres and carry chains, at no extra cost.

Where you're dropped in Breuil-Cervinia

Part of the village centre is pedestrianised. Where cars are allowed, the driver takes you to the hotel door. Where they aren't, the car pulls in at the large free car park on the left, just after the avalanche tunnel at the entrance to the village.

Give us your hotel's name when you book, so the driver knows in advance exactly where to head.

The 2026/27 season and skiing into Switzerland

Cervinia shares the Matterhorn Ski Paradise with Zermatt on the Swiss side. Its lifts run from 24 October 2026 to 2 May 2027. Neighbouring Valtournenche, Chamois and Torgnon open on 28–29 November.

The early start is down to the glacier, which makes Cervinia one of the first resorts in Italy to open. The lifts cross it to Zermatt, so on a clear day you can ski over for the day and be back by evening without getting into a car.

Two things to bring for that trip:

• your passport, since you cross a national border by cable car;
• an extended ski pass, which is sold separately.

Fares by route

Tap a row to book this route.

You see the price when you book, and it doesn't change for the agreed route. Motorway tolls, luggage, ski carriage and an hour's wait at the airport are all included.

Child seats for any age are free. The return journey costs 10% less. You pay the driver by card or in cash, with nothing upfront.

Which to choose

If your landing time lets you catch the bus from Châtillon, train plus bus is a perfectly workable option at €25–40. Travelling alone with light luggage, it's all you need.

The car comes into its own with a late arrival, a flight that doesn't line up with the bus, or a group carrying skis. For four people, a minivan works out at around €98 each, and you reach the hotel more than two hours sooner.