GETTING TO MILAN
BY PLANE
Three airports link Milan with the rest of the world:
Linate Airport is only a few kilometres from the city centre. Malpensa is an intercontinental airport about 50 kilometres from Milan.
Getting from Linate to the centre of Milan is very straightforward: bus 73 links San Babila Square, which is right in the heart of the city, with Linate airport. The bus runs from 6.00 to 0.00 every ten minutes. The bus ticket is € 1,00 and can be purchased at tobacconists’ and newsagents’ inside the airport. There is also a bus service connecting Linate airport to Milano Central Station. The service runs from 05.40 a.m. to 09.35 p.m. Journeys are every day, every 30 minutes. The ticket is € 2,50 and can be bought at Air Terminal Stazione Centrale or on the bus. The bus stops also at Lambrate.
Linate airport useful numbers
Lost baggage +39-02 79 124 451
Information office +39-02 74 852 200
Car rental. Agencies providing car rental services are available inside the airport
Taxi service is always available day and night at taxi ranks just outside the exits of the airport. The fare includes a fix rate of €2,58 plus €0,65 for each kilometre or €20,66 for each hour. Night service implies an additional fee of €3,10.
Malpensa airport is the main international airport in Milan. It lies at about 40 kilometres from the city centre. It has recently undergone huge renovation works and a considerable process of enlargement making it one of the most modern hubs in Europe. It consists of two different terminals linked by a shuttle bus. Thus upon arrival and departure check which terminal you will be landing at or taking off.
Malpensa airport useful number:
Terminal 1 Lost baggage +39-02 58 580 070
Terminal 2 Lost baggage +39-02 74 854 215
Information office +39-02 74 852 200
Car rental. Agencies providing car rental services are available inside the airport
Getting from Malpensa to the centre of Milan does not take long. There is a shuttle service providing transportation from the airport to Milan Central Station. You will find the buses outside the airport gates.
for further information on the Malpensa Shuttle timetable
Price List - Information :
Fare: Euro 5,00 adults;
During Milan Fair Events, Malpensa Shuttle coaches stop on demand at the Milan Fair ground, which may therefore be reached directly from Malpensa Airport, comfortably and inexpensively.
Where to buy tickets :
Terminal 1: Tickets available on AIRPORT 2000 office (Arrival Terminal)
Terminal 2: Tickets available at the AIR PULLMAN office (Arrival Terminal)
You can also take a train called Malpensa Express which connects Malpensa International Airport to the centre of Milan (Cadorna Station), with trains departing every half-hour, with a travelling time of 40 minutes.
Malpensa Express Ticket counter opening hours
Milano Cadorna: from Monday to Saturday: 6.00 - 20.20
Sunday: 6.00 - 21.20
Malpensa: from Monday to Saturday: 6.30 - 21.50
Sunday 6.30 - 22.20
for further information on the Malpensa Express timetable (Milan centre/Malpensa)
for further information on the Malpensa Express timetable (Malpensa/Milan centre)
Price List
Ordinary ticket Malpensa – Milano / Milano Malpensa
ONE WAY: 11,00 € (if the ticket is purchased on the train it costs 13,50 € )
ROUND TRIP (daily): 14,50 € (if the ticket is purchased on the train it costs 17,00 € )
SIX-RIDE TICKET: 55,00 €
Taxi service is always available day and night at taxi ranks just outside the exits of the airport. Besides it is for sure the fastest way to move around the city as taxis may drive on reserved lanes. The fare includes a fix rate of €2,58 plus 0.65 € for each kilometre or €20,66 for each hour. Night service implies an additional fee of €3,10.
Orio al Serio Airport embodies a very important function of support in relation to Malpensa and Linate airports as it takes over part of their air traffic.
It is often used in state of emergency as in case of fog.
Orio al Serio is located 45 kilometres from Milan city centre.
Orio al Serio airport useful numbers:
Lost baggage 035.326352
Information office 035.326323
Ticket office (information on flights, prices and how to reach Milan city centre) 035.326324
Here are several options to cover the distance between Orio al Serio airport and Milan:
Autostradale transport company provides a shuttle service connecting Orio al Serio airport with Milan Central Station
Coaches for groups may also be hired privately.
Info: +39.035.318.472
BY TRAIN
Stazione Centrale, Central Railway Station, is the main railway junction in Lombardy. It lies at short distance from the city centre and is very well served by two underground lines and a considerable number of trams and buses.
Stazione Centrale is an imposing building characterized by huge and magnificent white marble statues. It is also a beautiful historical building, inaugurated in 1931, after 25 years of construction works aimed at meeting a growing demand of railway networks.
Notwithstanding its huge dimension the ever increasing railway traffic passing through Milan is partly diverted towards two slightly minor railway stations: Garibaldi and Lambrate.
Once arrived at Stazione Centrale, Central Railway Station, you are very close to the very heart of Milan: the Duomo square. Here you may choose the following means of transport to conveniently reach your destination:
Underground: the Stazione Centrale is served by two lines, the yellow line or line 3 taking directly to Duomo stop and the green line, also known as line 2.
Taxi service is always available day and night at taxi ranks just outside the station or by calling the following telephone numbers:
Radio taxi Cooperativa Esperia Taxi Blu
+39-02.8585 +39-02.8383 +39.02.4040
Malpensa Shuttle is a very convenient bus connecting Central Railway station with Malpensa and Linate airports.
for further information on the Malpensa Shuttle timetable
Lambrate Station is another important international railway station in Milan and provides a remarkable number of railway connections with Switzerland.
Lambrate Station is served by the green underground or line 2 also stopping by the other railway stations Cadorna, Centrale and Garibaldi.
If you wish to reach Duomo square from Lambrate Station take the green underground or line 2 heading towards Stazione Centrale then take the yellow line, or line 3, to Duomo. Taxis, trams and buses are available such as bus 54 connecting Lambrate Station to Piazza S. Babila, a beautiful square nearby the Duomo.
Lambrate Station useful information:
Address Piazza Bottini
Information office +39-02.63711
Ticket office open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Garibaldi Station connects Milan with a remarkable number of European cities.
Right through Garibaldi Station passes the loop taking to Porta Venezia, the very heart of Milan. The green line, or line 2, connects Garibaldi Station with the other city railway stations: Stazione Centrale, Cadorna, Lambrate:
Taxi service is always available at taxi ranks just outside the exit. If you prefer to take the underground to Duomo square take line 2 heading for Central Station and then line 3 or yellow line and get off at Duomo stop.
Garibaldi station useful information:
Address Piazza Freud, 1
Information office +39-02.63719275
Ticket office open from open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
