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How to get to and from the Milan Malpensa airport
Milan has two airports (both: www.sea-aeroportimilano.it). The old Milan Linate is largely served by Alitalia and other domestic and European flights. The larger, newer Milan Malpensa is the main airport for international flights—though it is actually closer to Lake Como than it is to Milan.
The nickname for Malpensa is malpensata—which means "poorly-thought-out." When it first opened at the turn of the millennium, there wasn't even realiable public transportation out to it (sadly normal in the USA, but unheard-of in Europe). Luckily, that has been fixed—sort of.
How to get to Milan from the Bergamo airport
A few low-cost airlines (primarily Ryanair and Wizz) try to pretend that Bergamo/Orio al Serio Airport is "Milan." It is not. Bergamo is a (lovely) little city roughly 50kilometers east of Milan—but you can get to downtown Milan directly from Bergamo airport on a Terravision bus (www.terravision.eu) in 60 min. for €5. Buses leave to/from Milano Centrale rail station every 20–30 min.The fastest, most frequent trains from downtown Milan to Malpensa airport (www.malpensaexpress.it) do not leave from the main Milano-Centrale train station, but from the secondary Milano-Cadorna station—leaving every half-hour for a ride of 29 minutes.
There are some trains from Milano-Centrale, but only 26 a day, and they take 52–72 minutes.
There are also buses leaving every 20 minutes from around the right (east) side of the Milano-Centrale train station run by two companies (www.stie.it and www.malpensashuttle.it).
This ride takes 45–50 minutes. It costs roughly the same as the train, but with more frequent and slightly faster service.
DO NOT TAKE A TAXI CAB.
Seriously. The legal, fixed fare—the cheapest rate you'll find—is a full €90 (that's around $120). Do not bother. Take a private transfer car service instead.
Our partners at Viator.com offer private car transfer services to or from the Milan airport for just $36:
Frankly, most arrivals at Milano Linate airport—just 7km from the city center—are from within Italy or elsewhere in Europe, largely on Alitalia, with some on Air France, B.A., Iberia, etc.—though there are a few easyJet flights from London and Paris that land here.
Milan public ATM buses 73 and X73 (www.atm.it) make the trip from central Piazza San Babila, behind the Duomo, in just 25 minutes, with departures every 10 minutes or so for the standard €1.50 ticket.
There is also a bus no. 90 from Via Tonale, around the left (west) side of Milano-Centrale train station, every half-hour that takes 30 minutes.
Taxis charge an exorbitant flat rate of €50 ($65), so if it's a car transfer you;re after, try out partners at Viator.com and their private car transfer services to or from Linate airport for $36:
Milan airport info
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
tel. +39-02-232-323
Milan's public transportation
Foro Buonaparte, 61
tel. +39-02-48-607-607
www.atm.it
Day tours in Milan
English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a hotel | un albergo | oon al-BEAR-go |
...a B&B | un bed-and-breakfast | oon bet hand BREK-fust |
...a rental room | un'affittacamera | oon ah-feet-ah-CAH-mair-ra |
...an apartment for rent | un appartamento | oon ah-part-tah-MENT-toh |
...a farm stay | un agriturismo | oon ah-gree-tour-EES-moh |
...a hostel | un ostello | oon oh-STEHL-loh |
How much is...? | Quanto costa? | KWAN-toh COST-ah |
a single room | una singola | OO-nah SEEN-go-la |
double room for single use [will often be offered if singles are unavailable] | doppia uso singola | DOPE-pee-ya OO-so SEEN-go-la |
a double room with two beds | una doppia con due letti | OO-nah DOPE-pee-ya cone DOO-way LET-tee |
a double room with one big bed | una matrimoniale | OO-nah mat-tree-moan-nee-YAAL-lay |
triple room | una tripla | OO-nah TREE-plah |
with private bathroom | con bagno | cone BAHN-yoh |
without private bathroom | senza bagno [they might say con bagno in comune—"with a communal bath"] | SEN-zah BAHN-yoh |
for one night | per una notte | pair OO-nah NOH-tay |
for two nights | per due notti | pair DOO-way NOH-tee |
for three nights | per tre notti | pair tray NOH-tee |
Is breakfast included? | É incluso la prima colazione? | ay in-CLOO-soh lah PREE-mah coal-laht-zee-YOAN-nay |
Is there WiFi? | C'é WiFi? | chay WHY-fy? |
May I see the room? | Posso vedere la camera? | POH-soh veh-DAIR-eh lah CAH-mair-rah |
That's too much | É troppo | ay TROH-po |
Is there a cheaper one? | C'é una più economica? | chay OO-nah pew eh-ko-NO-mee-kah |
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Milan airport info
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
tel. +39-02-232-323
Milan's public transportation
Foro Buonaparte, 61
tel. +39-02-48-607-607
www.atm.it
Day tours of Milan