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Getting around
Milan has the best public transport in Italy, and it shows. A four-line metro, extensive trams and buses, a flat walkable center, and the country’s biggest rail hub mean you do not need a car. Add three airports and high-speed trains to everywhere, and this is the easiest city in Italy to get into, around, and out of.
Getting there
By air, straight in
Milan’s the one Italian city you fly into direct from overseas. The long-haul flights land at Malpensa, the big intercontinental hub, and the Malpensa Express runs into Milano Centrale in under an hour.
Linate
The close-in city airport, about 12 minutes to San Babila on the M4 metro, mostly European and domestic flights.
Bergamo (Orio al Serio)
About an hour out, the budget-carrier airport for cheap European hops.
By train
Milano Centrale is the heart of Italy’s high-speed network, so almost the whole country’s an easy ride (times below).
Around the city
The Metro
Italy's most extensive metro, with four main lines covering the city and a fifth in progress. Clean, frequent, and the fastest way across town. One ticket, about €2.20, covers the metro, trams, and buses for 90 minutes.
On foot and by tram
The center is flat and walkable, and Milan's historic orange trams still rattle through the inner neighborhoods on the same lines they always have. Walking and trams handle most central daily life.
A note on driving
Central Milan has Area C, a congestion charge zone, plus limited and expensive parking. Most residents skip the car entirely. A car is mainly useful for weekend trips to the lakes or the mountains.
Intercity buses (FlixBus and Itabus)
A budget alternative to the train, with low fares and a wide national network reaching from Milan. But Milan is the hub of Italy’s high-speed rail and has three airports, so the train or a cheap flight usually beats the bus on speed and comfort. The coach is mainly for the tightest budgets. Check routes and fares on FlixBus ›
Learn more: how Milan gets around
The network
- Metro: M1 red · M2 green · M3 yellow · M4 blue (to Linate) · M5 lilac
- Trams and buses cover the rest: all ATM, one ticket works on all three
Fares — ATM urban, 2026
Tap-and-go on the metro caps your daily spend at the day-pass rate.
To the airports
- Malpensa — Malpensa Express train, €15, about 50 minutes to Centrale
- Linate — M4 metro to San Babila, about 12 minutes, city fare €2.20
- Bergamo — coach, about 1 hour
Driving — Area C
- €7.50/day to drive into the centre
- Mon–Fri, 7:30am–7:30pm; free weekends
- One more reason most residents skip the car
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Train connections — from Milano Centrale
Milan is the heart of Italy’s high-speed rail network, so almost the whole country is within easy reach. Rough fastest times:
Turin
about 1h
Bologna
about 1h
Florence
about 1h 45m
Venice
about 2h 15m
Rome
about 3h
Lake Como
about 40 min (regional)
Times are typical fastest journeys and vary by train and time of day. Check live schedules on Trenitalia ›