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Hello friends! Today I will tell you how to get from Malpensa airport to Milan. What types of transport can be used, I will share schedules, routes and how much it costs.

It is worth noting that Malpensa is one of three airports located nearby. We will talk about the other two airports, Linate and Bergamo, in other articles.

Malpensa is located 45 km from Milan. It is the second busiest airport in Italy after Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome (Fiumicino). But this does not prevent him from working properly and creating comfortable conditions for passengers.

Terminal T1 accepts domestic and international flights.
Terminal 2 is home to easyJet's largest hub.

A shuttle runs between the terminals 24 hours a day.

By the way, we started ours in Milan. Tickets were bought from Moscow. When choosing tickets, we used the Aviasales search engine. We found inexpensive ones, just like we wanted.

Malpensa Airport on the map

By bus

This is the most cheap option to get from the airport to the city center.

It is worth noting that from the airport buses go not only to Milan, but also to other neighboring cities, such as Turin, Genoa, Bergamo, Verona. Plus 15 other cities, as well as to Linate airport.

Bus stops are located at the exit from terminals T1 and T2. You won't get lost, the signs will help you.

End station - Central Bus Station Milan (Milan Centrale Train Station). It is located very close to the main train station Milano Centrale.

There are several bus companies eager to take you to the center of Milan.

The most popular are companies Terravision, Autostradale and Malpensashuttle.

Their prices and services are the same:

The cost of a ticket is 8 euros one way, 14 euros both ways.
Child ticket – 5 euros
Runs every 20 minutes
Travel time – 50 minutes
Opening hours from 0.10 to 5.05 am

Tickets can be purchased online in advance or from the driver on the bus. There is no need to compost them.

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By train

The Milano Express train from the local company Trenord runs from the airport to Milan. It carries passengers daily from 5:30 am to 1:30 am.

From the airport, the train departs from the railway station, terminal T1, and makes several stops along the way:

Milano Bovisa,
Saronno,
Busto Arsizio.

Be careful! Trains departing from terminal T1 have approximately the same route (several stops). At the penultimate station, the routes branch and trains go to different terminal stations.

Some trains reach the final station Milano Centrale. This is Milan's central railway station.
The other part goes to the Cadorna train station.

This was done for the convenience of passengers. Therefore, check the address of your accommodation in Milan in advance to avoid unnecessary metro transfers.

The cost of the trip is 13 euros
Travel time – 55 minutes
Depart every 20 minutes

Detailed schedule for official website companies.

Tickets are sold both at the box office and in ticket machines. There will be a commission of 2 euros at the box office. Therefore, it is better to buy through vending machines. Their interface is easy and understandable. There is English.

Don't forget to validate your ticket in special yellow machines before boarding the train.

In addition to the express train, Trentitalia trains run from the airport to the city center. The cost of the trip is the same – 13 euros. Depart every 5-15 minutes.

By taxi

Of course, this is the most expensive way to get to Milan. The cost of the service is 90 euros. But, if you arrived at night, then there is no other way to get to Milan. Although, I’m lying. There are 2 more ways. About them below.

Taxi ranks at the airport are located on the ground floor. Again, look for signs.

Attention! In order not to fall for the tricks of private traders and not to pay 2 times more, make sure that the taxi has a sticker on the windshield “Taxi autorizzato al servizio aeroportuale lombardo”. This means that the taxi is official and the price will not be increased.

Transfer

And here is the first option to get there comfortably, but a little cheaper than a taxi. This order a transfer online in advance. After ordering, you receive Russian-speaking support and, possibly, a Russian-speaking driver.

When ordering, you pay only 15% of the cost. You pay the rest to the driver after he brings you to the place.

To rent a car

The second cheapest option to get to Milan is to book a car at the airport or online in advance.

Yes, in order to get to Milan, there is no point in booking a car for 2 hours. But if you want to see neighboring cities in addition to Milan and not be tied to train and bus schedules, then this is the best option.

For example, a car for 10 days will cost 90 euros. This means that for 1 day the car will cost you 9 euros. If you are not alone, but with a company, then divide the amount and see the benefit.

Hotels near the airport

If you are passing through Milan and do not have the time/desire to spend the night in the city, then there is a hotel complex on the territory of the airport, in terminal T1 - Sheraton Milan-Malpensa. You can take a break from the flight, drop your things and rush to explore Milan.

Not far from the airport there are several more hotels, both budget and not so budget:

Holiday Inn Express
First Hotel Malpensa 4*
Crowne Plaza 4*

Hotels in the city

Now many housing options in Milan have appeared on the service AirBnb. We have written how to use this service. If you do not find a free hotel room, then look for accommodation through this booking site.

We stayed at Hotel Siena Milan, it is located a 10-minute walk from the main railway station. Nice rooms, recommended.

Having made Milan the starting or ending point of your route, you will certainly get to its main Train Station. Being the largest railway junction, it connects the fashion capital with all corners of Italy and a number of European countries.

Besides Milano Centrale There are two more railway stations in the city: Cadorna And Porta Garibaldi, mainly serving commuter trains.

A couple of lines from history

The Milano Centrale station building, combining features of the architectural styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, has an interesting history of creation.

The beginning of construction is associated with the name of the monarch Victor Immanuel III, the end - with the figure of Benito Mussolini.
According to the original plan of the architect Ulysses Staccini, the building of the new station was supposed to outshine grandiose project Washington Union Station, the largest railway station at that time. The idea was a success: even today, the seventy-two-meter height and two-hundred-meter width of the facade are impressive.

Construction was delayed for almost a quarter of a century due to the economic crisis and the imperial ambitions of Duce Mussolini, who decided to make the station a symbol of the power of the fascist regime. The grandiose steel dome spanning the platforms and designed by Albert Fava served this purpose.
The station was opened in 1931.

Nowadays

Built of gray stone, the station building is a striking landmark in itself. Its façade and interiors are decorated with many sculptural groups and single sculptures, majestic columns, vaulted ceilings, medallions, bas-reliefs and mosaic panels.

List of services offered

Once you enter Milan Central Station, you will find many services designed for the convenience and comfort of passengers.

The station building is equipped with a system of escalators and special lifts for disabled people whose capabilities are limited. Many tourists, who are in a hurry and do not have the opportunity to properly explore the station, do not know about their existence and, together with their heavy luggage, climb steep stairs from floor to floor, and then complain about the inconvenience. There are escalators, you just need to walk to them.

All premises and the station area are equipped with modern video surveillance systems and audio notification of passengers about the time of arrival and departure of trains.
You can wait for the train to arrive in the waiting room located near the tracks. Actually, there are two halls, but only VIPs are allowed into the second hall.

If you feel unwell, you can go to a medical center, where qualified personnel will provide the necessary assistance.
You can find personal belongings and luggage forgotten in a hurry in the lost and found department: friendly Italians, for the most part, are decent and do not appropriate other people’s things.
For people who find themselves in difficult life situations, there is a center at the station where they can receive social assistance.
If you prefer to travel around Italy on your own, you can rent a car: there is also a car rental office here.

Anyone who wants to please their loved ones with a colorful postcard from Italy can send it from the post office located in the station building.
Milano Centrale station houses several cozy pizzerias, small cafes and restaurants where you can try the dishes local cuisine. Representatives international network fast food companies are American companies McDonald's and Burger King. Since the station is closed at night, all these establishments do not work at night, but open as early as six o’clock in the morning. There are ice cream stands at every step here.

You can buy the products and goods you need at the station by visiting the supermarket and small shops located here.
Luggage storage with hourly rate at Milano Centrale station are located on both the first and second floors. This is convenient for passengers planning to continue their journey by train (since the railway tracks are located on the upper level of the station) and for those who arrived from the airport by bus. You can get into them from 6:00 to 23:00.
At the station you can exchange currency or contact one of the travel or information agencies located here. If you need to know how to get to the hotel where you are booked, feel free to go there. The agency staff will not only tell you the bus number, but will also provide you with directions to the desired location.

Tension and organization of passenger flow

Milano Centrale station has 24 passenger platforms, from which six hundred trains depart daily.

The station's capacity is unusually high: over three hundred thousand passengers pass through it in just one day, and in a year this number reaches one hundred and twenty million people.
Railway routes connect the central station with Naples, Rome, Venice, Turin, Florence. The route schedule is located on a constantly updated electronic display located above the ticket office or on the passenger platform. There is also a paper version of the schedule: glass stands with it are located on the platform and on the wall of the ticket hall.

International routes will take you to Nice, Zurich, Geneva, Paris and other European cities.
Tourists can view information about arriving and departing trains at the right time on an electronic display. The number of the required platform is also indicated here. Finding the platform is not difficult: next to each platform there is a numbered sign and a board informing about the final point of the train and its departure time.

It’s easy to find your way around the station thanks to a huge number arrows and pointers you can easily find all the necessary objects.

When planning a train trip to another country, you need to think through everything down to the smallest detail. You should take care of the hotel in advance. For those who come to Milan for a few days for shopping or for some other occasion, we have prepared. You will be able to choose in advance the accommodation option that is convenient for you, decide on the room and location, and make a reservation.

How to get from the station and to it?

Milano Centrale railway station is easy to find on a city map: it is located in Piazza Duca d’Aosta, opposite the Pirelli skyscraper. There is a whole scattering of hotels around.

Thanks to a streamlined traffic pattern public transport You can get to Milano Centrale from anywhere in Milan, but it is best to choose the metro. Exiting the Centrale F.S. station, where two metro lines intersect: the green M2 and the yellow M3, you will go straight to Piazza Duca d’Aosta.

If from the railway station you need to get to some point in the city where you have not been before, for example to a hotel, go to the stops located at the western wall of the building. If there is no direct route to your destination, do not be afraid to contact public transport drivers: any of them will be happy to tell you the route number and the desired stop.
Milanese taxi drivers are no less sociable and friendly. You can catch a taxi anywhere and at any time. The disadvantage is the high cost of travel.

Buses going to any of the three Milan airports, you will find with east side station.

Transport connections to airports

Milano Centrale maintains continuous communication with Milan airports.

From , 50 km away from the city, and in the opposite direction, a high-speed express train will take you in 40 minutes, which runs along the route every hour. The cost of an adult ticket is 11 euros, a child ticket is 5. You can buy tickets at the regular box office, at the Trenitalia box office, through a machine and on the express website www.trenord.it. The controller will also receive it electronically, on the display of your smartphone). When buying a ticket, choose the route “Milan city center”, since there are trains that do not reach the central station and go further than it. Experienced travelers write that the express sometimes sometimes does not run at all due to driver strikes. There is an option - to get there by bus. Their stop is located on the east side of the station. They depart every 20 minutes.

The route connecting Milano Centrale with Linate airport, located just eight km from the capital, is served by Stam buses. When leaving the airport, turn right: there you will find a stop and a machine selling tickets. Travel document can also be purchased from the driver. The journey from the airport to the station takes about half an hour.
A comfortable shuttle bus will take you to, located 55 km from Milano Centrale, for ten euros. Buses start running from four hours morning until midnight.

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Milan Central Station (Milano Centrale) is one of the key railway hubs in Italy and Europe as a whole. From here there is communication with Rome, Venice, Naples, Paris, Zurich, Geneva and other cities. Daily passenger traffic is more than 300 thousand people.

general information

The station is located in the north-eastern part of the city of Milan, Zone 2.

Address: Piazza Duca d'Aosta, 1.

Phone: +39 02 774 04318

The modern station building was built in 1931, replacing the construction of 1864, which could no longer cope with the increasing load. The construction period occurred during the post-war crisis years and dragged on for almost 25 years.

While working on the project, the architect Ulis Staccini was guided by the Washington Station building. The grandeur and scale of the building are largely the result of the ambitions of Mussolini, who made adjustments to the project. The building is made of gray stone, in the Art Deco style, with characteristic elements - bas-reliefs and sculptures. A remarkable detail is the dome with an area of more than 66 thousand square meters, crowning the roof of the Milan station.

Train directions

Milano Central has 24 platforms and serves more than 600 trains daily. There are regular flights to the cities of Italy:

Genoa (travel time 1:30);
Venice (travel time 2:35);
Verona (travel time 1:22);
Turin (travel time 1-3 hours);
Rome (travel time 2:55-4:23);
Naples (travel time 4:15-4:40);
Pisa (travel time 4:07);
Florence (travel time 1:40).

You can travel at high speed and on a regular train. In the first case, the ticket price is higher.

Good communication with major airports. You can get to Malpensa Airport by high speed train, in 40 minutes. The interval between flights is approximately 1 hour. Ticket price is 11 euros.

Milano Centrale is connected by rail to European cities:

Geneva;
Paris;
Zurich.

The schedule and ticket prices are available on the station's official website.

How to get to the train station

A developed public transport system connects the station with any location in Milan. The nearest metro station is Central FS, located in close proximity to the railway station. Two metro lines intersect here - M2 and M3. The cost of a ticket for one trip is 1.5 euros.

It is important to validate your tickets when crossing the turnstile. Failure to comply with this rule may result in a fine of 100 euros.

You can get to areas distant from metro stations from the bus station. The stops are located on the west side of the Milano Centrale building. Public transport drivers will help you determine your flight number.

Flight numbers:

bus - 42, 60, 81, NM3, N6, N42;
trolleybus - 90, 91, 92, N90, N91;
tram - 5, 9, 33.

Airport connections

Buses heading to major airports can be found on the east side of the railway. A flight to Malpensa departs every 20 minutes. A comfortable shuttle bus runs to Bergamo Airport from 4 am. Flights in the direction Milan - Linate are served by the carrier Stam. Tickets for any bus are available from ticket machines and from drivers.

Station layout and infrastructure

The station building is equipped with all the necessary services for passenger comfort:

medical Center;
luggage storage;
police station;
the shops;
restaurants and bars;
currency exchange;
car rental point;
social assistance center;
travel agencies;
parking;
mail;
information kiosks.

Detailed diagrams of all floors of the station are offered on the official website, in the “Services” tab.

Train tickets are available at carrier ticket offices and at ticket machines. Ticket Offices are located on the ground floor:

Biglietteria Italo. Open from 6:30 to 21:30.
Freccia Viaggi.
Trenitalia ticket. Open from 5:50 to 22:20.

Ticket machine

The building does not have live webcams. You can only watch the station area online using this link http://camteria.com/ru/italy/milan/centralnyy-vokzal_cam_9472.

Train timetables

The online train timetable is available on the station's official website: https://www.milanocentrale.it/en/train-departures/

Here you can find an arriving or departing flight by number, direction or time. An automatic search graph will help speed up the process. Current schedule is also available on Russian-language resources, which can be found using the search engines Yandex or Google.

Parking

There are two official parking lots in the immediate vicinity of the station:

Piazza IV November.
Piazza Luigi di Savoia.

Both parking lots are open daily from 6:00 to 00:00. The cost of 1 hour is 2.5 euros. Parking for a day will cost 25 euros. You can park your car for 15 minutes for free.

Luggage storage

The service is located on the ground floor, in the new shopping gallery in Piazza Luigi di Savoia. Cost of services: 6 euros for 5 hours. Each additional hour from the 6th to the 12th will cost 1 euro. After 12 hours of storage, the tariff will be 0.5 euros per hour.

Waiting and rest areas

There are many places at the station for comfortable waiting for the train, including paid lounge areas and a hotel. There is a separate service for people with limited mobility. Information about the cost of services and location is available on the website and the station map.

Waiting hall

Free Internet

Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the station. To connect, you need to find the “FREE WIFI MILANOCENTRAL” network and connect to it. In the basic version, you can use the Internet for free for no more than 15 minutes. For unlimited connection, you should download the “Around Station” application.

Where to stay

As the map of Milan demonstrates, the central train station is adjacent to many hotels and hotels. One of them, called Heart Milan Apartment, is located directly on the territory of the station. You can book rooms in advance on the hotel website or at the service point at the station.

Hotels in Milan near train station (distance):

Hotel Aosta - Gruppo MiniHotel - 0.1 km;
Glam Hotel Milano - 0.2 km;
Spice Hotel Milano - 0.2 km;
Michelangelo Hotel - 0.2 km.

where to go

You can spend time waiting for the train in shops, shopping centers, restaurants or bars operating on the territory of the station and near it. If you have time you can visit interesting places and attractions nearby:

Royal Palace of the 53th century. By M3 bus the journey takes 7 minutes.
Oceanarium - 12 minutes by M2 bus or 30 minutes on foot.
Fun&Fun amusement park - 15 minutes on foot.
Cinema Pelestrina - 15 minutes on foot.

Central Station is not the only major railway junction in the city. Rogoredo Station is 6 km from the center of Milan. Porta Garibaldi is 1 km from Milano Centrale, and Station Cadorna is 3 km away, connecting Milan with the cities of Como, Varese, Novara and others.

The station infrastructure makes it easy to find out the schedule, buy tickets and have an interesting time while waiting for the train. If necessary, you can stay at one of the hotels in Milan, located next to the central station.

Milan Central Station (Milano Centrale), located in the northern part of the city, on Duca d'Aosta Square, undoubtedly, majestic and beautiful))) It is worth noting that in its modern form Milano Centrale has existed since 1931, after the end of almost 20 years of global reconstruction that began in 1912. The reconstruction was carried out after it became finally clear that the old Milano Centrale(which had only 6 platforms) could no longer cope with increased traffic

This is where the shuttle arrives from Bergamo airport, Orio Al Serio and it was from here, after just half a day, that I went to the capital of the Tuscany region, the glorious Florence (Firenze).

So, Milan Central Station. I repeat, very beautiful building. Large, bright hall

The station is really quite big. So big that the servants of the law travel in small electric cars so as not to waste their energy in vain

At the station there are many cafes, cafes and restaurants, a variety of shops and shops, and there are also beauty salons. Exit to the platforms directly from the waiting room. On the platform you will find this nice information kiosk

And you can get the information you need while waiting, standing in line, and look at yourself)))

Tickets can be purchased both at the ticket offices below and directly on the platform, which also has a sufficient number of ticket terminals

Pay at ticket terminals ( Biglietto Veloce/Fast Ticket) can be done either in cash or by credit card. In my opinion, bank card much more convenient, no need to look for banknotes of the required denomination. Purchasing tickets in the terminal does not pose any difficulties: first you select the interface language, then the departure/arrival stations, select dates, times and trains. When selecting stations, the most popular ones are displayed immediately (Rome, Florence, Venice, etc.), if you need others, then their names will need to be entered manually. After choosing a train, you will only need to indicate the number of passengers (adults and children), as well as the comfort class (1 or 2). Next comes the type of payment, we pay and get the desired ticket.

Don’t forget that the purchased ticket must be validated in the yellow machine at the beginning of the platform. For example, like this))) Train tickets Eurostar And Intercity (IC) no need to compost.