Arriving in Milan

Air Terminal:
Central Station (MM1/2 Centrale F.S.), Piazza Luigi di Savoia, open from 7.00-21.00.
Malpensa (airport code MXP)
Terminal 1 at Malpensa is the modern, new terminal used by most of the major airlines;
only a few flights leave from terminal 2.
General airport information: tel. 02.2680.0613, 02.7485.2200. Lost luggage: tel. 02.5858.0070.

Transport:
"Malpensa Express" train service from Stazione Cadorna railway station. Trains run from 5.50 to 20.20 every half-hour, with extra trips at 05.00, 21.20, 22.20 and 23.10 by bus. Journey time 40 mins. Cost: E 9.00 when bought at ticket office, E 11.50 when bought on train. Frank the ticket using the machines on the platform before getting on the train.
Malpensa Express info 02.20222, 7.00-20.00.

The "Malpensa Shuttle" coach service runs every 20 minutes (fewer trips early and late) from 4.30 until 00.15, from Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. E 4.50, tickets from "Passaggi" agency opposite coach stop. Approx 50 minutes. Stops at both Terminal 1 and 2. Info: 02.5858.3185.

The "Malpensa Bus Express" coach service runs every 30 minutes from 5.15 to 22.35, from Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. E 5.50, tickets from "Passaggi" agency opposite coach stop. Approx 60 minutes. Info: tel. 0331.519.000, 02.2407.954.

Malpensa-Linate coach service: Malpensa Shuttle coaches leave Linate every 90 minutes from 6.00, reaching Malpensa in 70 minutes; departures from Malpensa run every 90 minutes from 8.00 to 21.30. Cost: E 7.75. Info: 02.5858.3185.

Milan-Malpensa by taxi: about E 75, 45 to 75 minutes. If you take a taxi to Malpensa, make sure that it has the sticker Taxi autorizzato per il servizio aeroportuale lombardo on the windscreen. This means that its taximeter is adjusted for this route and that you pay the displayed fare. Other taxis without the sticker may double the fare.

Linate (airport code LIN)
General information: tel. 02.74.85.22.00. Lost luggage: tel. 02.70.12.44.51.

Transport to Linate

Bus n° 73, from Corso Europa/Piazza San Babila. Use the normal bus ("ATM") ticket (E 1, see Public transport). The journey takes 25 minutes; Linate airport is 7 km from the city centre.

STAM coach service, from the Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. Every half-hour approx. from 5.40 to 21.35. Tickets (E 2) from "Passaggi" agency. Journey time 25 minutes.

By taxi from the city centre, E 10-20.
Orio al Serio (airport code BGY)

Info: 035.32.61.11, 035.32.63.23. Lost luggage: 035.32.63.52. Ticket office: 035.32.63.24. Transport: coach service: coaches from Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. About every two hours, from 5.30 to 20.00; trip takes 1 hour. E 6.70. By taxi: around E 75.

Milan has long been a crossroads for travel between the Continent and the peninsula, and there are plenty of options for getting in and out of town.

The Malpensa airport handles almost all international flights. It's about 50km northwest of the city.

Most domestic and some European flights use Linate airport, about 7km east of the city center. Public transportation links both airports to the city center.

The bus system is rather difficult to negotiate; bus stations are scattered across town, so you'll need to know which line runs to your destination and go from there. A better option might be the train; lines from Stazione Central in the city center run to all parts of Italy and Europe. There are two other stations, Nord and Porte Garibaldi, that may offer better deals.

Many of Italy's main motorways converge at Milan's ring road, known as the Tangenziale Est and Tangenziale Ovest. Prepare to deal with unexpected traffic on your way into and out of Milan, particularly on the busy A4 west to Torino.