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Malpensa Express - Photo (c)
Al Coda
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Milan Getting in by plane - Malpensa airport
The main international airport is Malpensa (Milan Malpensa, code MXP).
It's a two runway airport, well connected to the center of the city by public
transportation.
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SEA Aeroporti di Milano
- official site of SEA, the firm operating Malpensa and Linate
airports.
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Malpensa Express trains
leave every 30 minutes from the Airport and arrive at Stazione
Cadorna after 40 minutes. It should be a fast link, but due to line
congestion it has become like an ordinary commuter train, very crowded at
rush hours, particularly going to Malpensa. Ticket: single trip 11 euro
(13.50 if bought on train), round trip (single day) 14 euro (17 if bought on
train). Ticket must be validated in the station before boarding.
- Buses leave every 20 minutes for Centrale Station and Linate
airport, costing about 5 euros. Travel can take from 30 minutes (weekends)
to 1 hour or more (during weekday mornings)
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- Using a taxi to get from Malpensa to the city center is
expensive: 60-75 euros.
- You can reach Milan by Trenitalia trains departing from Gallarate. A bus
service is available from the Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of Malpensa to
Gallarate Railway Station.
Milan Getting in by plane - Linate airport
Some European or national flights arrive at Linate Airport (code LIN). This
small, one-runway airport is closer to the city center than Malpensa, but less
well connected by public transport.
- There is a public transport bus stop for the 73 line outside the
terminal building. This goes to San Babila Square, in the city center, which
is served by metro line MM1. The bus runs every ten minutes and costs
€1. This bus service is managed by
ATM, the public transport society of Milan. You can buy the ticket from
the newsagent or the ATM vending machines. With the same ticket, you can
transfer to one or more buses, trams or subways in a 75 minute period. You
can also directly use a comprehensive ticket to many places in the suburbs.
For more detail see Getting around. You can
obtain information and a timetable from the ATM web site. The "Direction SAN
BABILA M1" lists the stops from outside Milan (from Segrate San Felicino)
passing trough Linate Airport and going to the city center of Milan (end of
line in San Babila Square). The "Direction S.FELICINO" lists the stops from
the city center (San Babila Square) to the town of Segrate San Felicino
passing through Linate Airport. Buses leave approximately every 10-20
minutes.
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Linate airport
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- A bus service, operated by
Malpensa Shuttle connects Malpensa airport to Linate airport (timetables, fares and
ticket booking on website). The trip takes 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending
on traffic conditions.
- Taxis from Linate to the city center cost 12-18 euros.
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Orio al Serio airport - Photo (c)
vespeter
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Milan Getting in by plane - Orio al Serio airport
Some budget airlines fly into Orio al Serio Airport (BGY), about 45km
north-east of Milan near the city of Bergamo. Ryanair
refers to this as Milan Bergamo Airport. Public transport into Milan is
slightly less convenient than Malpensa or Linate:
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Orio al Serio Airport - official site of Milan Bergamo airport.
- Trains to Milan leave from Bergamo
station, which you can get to by shuttle bus or taxi, but is quite far from
the airport. Buses to Bergamo are run by ZANI and take 10 minutes, at a cost
of around €1.50. Trains from Bergamo to Milan run every 30-60 minutes and
take around 1 hour. Adult one way fare approx €4.
- Bus: the bus leaves for Milan from immediately outside the arrivals section
of the airport, and from v. Ferrante Aporti on the east side of Central
Station in Milan for all the companies below.
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Autostradale run
a direct bus from Orio Airport to Milano Centrale station, which is probably the
best choice. Departure times may vary but buses generally run every half
hour during the day, less often at night, and take about 1 hour or more.
Beware cutting things too fine, however, because the highway ti Milan is
very crowded during weekdays. Adult one way fare €6.70. Tickets are sold in
Orio Al Serio Airport in Bergamo and at the Central Train Station in Milan.
Be at the Milan Bus stop at least 15 minutes before nominal departure time
or you may get left behind.
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Zani Viaggi also run a bus service from Bergamo Airport to Milano Centrale
station with a stop at the Cascina Gobba MM3 station on the North Eastern
outskirts of Milan. Adult fare €6.70 one way, tickets sold at an office in
the airport or online.
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Terravision has a bus service from from Orio Airport to Milan.
- Taxis will set you back maybe €100 from Orio to Milan.
Milan Getting in by train
The main railway station is
Central Station, which is served by
Trenitalia, the State Railways. Regular trains serve all Italian cities (Turin,
Venice, Rome, Naples, Florence and many others), and some European cities (Barcelona,
Zurich, Geneva, Munich, Paris, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Vienna)
Note that the station is not in a great part of town, though in the area
there are a number of decent budget hotels and some
business-oriented international brand hotel.
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Stazione Centrale - Photo (c)
JMichaelSullivan
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In general the area south of the
station is a business and local government center, pretty much active during
working hours but almost deserted at night.
Should you need a few supplies for
your trip, there is a small supermarket in the western side of the station at
ground level, as well as cafes and other small shops. As of June 2006, the
station was undergoing extensive renovation. At night, parts of Central Station
become a sleeping area for vagrants.
Central Station is served by MM2 and MM3 metro lines and is an
interesting place to see, since it's very big and built in fascist style. Taxis
stops directly in front of the station, the ATM buses on the West side (IV
November Square) and buses to Malpensa on the East side (Luigi di Savoia
square).
Another important railway station is Cadorna, served by
Ferrovie
Nord (North Railways), where the Malpensa Express stops and which is also a
stop for MM1 and MM2.
Garibaldi station, is the terminus for most commuter railway lines,
and is served by the state railways. It is also a stop for the MM2 and for the
Passante (see
Getting_Around).
Other main train station are Lambrate, Greco-Pirelli,
Rogoredo and Porta Genova for the FS Trenitalia railway and Bovisa
and Domodossola for the Ferrovie Nord. The Domodossola station is very
close to the city section of the Milan Exhibition center - fieramilanocity.
Note that Ferrovie Nord (FNM) and Trenitalia (FS) are two different railway
networks, with different stations, different trains and different tickets. For
example: if you need to go to Malpensa and you are in FS Greco Pirelli, you need
to go first to Garibaldi station, then take MM2 to Cadorna and then Malpensa
Shuttle to the airport. In same cases from Garibaldi station, you can take the
passante to Bovisa FNM (these trains leave from the underground station
below Garibaldi station and next to the city underground station. Be sure that
the train you take stops at Bovisa) From Bovisa you can get on the Malpensa
shuttle train.
Milan Getting in by car
The main highways linking Milan to the rest of Italy are:
- A1, the Autostrada del Sole (Highway of the Sun), linking Milan
to Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples;
- A4, linking Milan to Turin, Brescia, Bergamo, Verona and Venice;
- A8, the Autostrada dei Laghi (Highway of the Lakes), linking
Milan to Como Lake, Maggiore Lake and Switzerland.
- A7, linking Milan to
Genoa.
The main highway operating company is
Società Autostrade.
Because of heavy traffic, it is strongly recommended not to drive in Milan
during working days. Driving is much better during weekends. Perhaps you should
leave your car in one of the well-marked car parks near the highway ring:
they're managed by ATM and are easily connected with Milan undergroud lines but
they close at around midnight. They're near highway exits in Cascina Gobba
(East), Lampugnano (West) and San Donato (SouthEast). If you must drive in Milan
during weekdays, then make sure you have an up-to-date map showing the one-way system.
Milan Getting in by bus
FS Garibaldi Train Station is also Milan Bus terminal.
International and long distance buses arrive and depart mainly from new bus
station, located in front of Porta Garibaldi train station (metro line
2 station GARIBALDI or SBahn station GARIBALDI PASSANTE).
Attention: former "station" located in Piazza Castello, in
front of the Castello Sforzesco, doesn't exist anymore since
some years, but often on guides it is still quoted.
The main national bus lines are operated by
Autostradale but there are many other small companies offering even international
travel.
Based on work by Max, Jonathan Fain,
Simone
Bravo, Peter Smith, Tufariello Alessandro,
Luca Camellini,
, TuscanyGuy, David Mills, Ernesto Valels,
Ricardo,
Daniel Cowan,
Colin Jensen,
Evan Prodromou,
Gio,
Rory,
Yann Forget
and Michele Ann
Jenkins, Wikitravel user(s) Travelbubble,
Ypsilon,
Episteme, AnyFile, Paul123,
W66LinkBott,
Jonboy,
Nzpcmad,
Wikibob,
Infrogmation,
Nils,
Huttite,
RedBit,
PierreAbbat and
LucaLiz
and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.
(c) 1997-2008 E. Massetti
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