The Azienda Trasporti Milanesi operates within the metropolitan area, managing a public transport network consisting of three metropolitan railway lines and 120 tram, trolley-bus and bus lines. Overall the network covers nearly 1400 kms reaching 86 municipalities. Besides public transport, ATM manages the interchange parking lots and the on-street parking spaces in the historical centre and in the commercial zones using the SostaMilano parking card system.

Metro which is what the Americans call the subway and the British call the underground. It is comprised of three lines; the red line which runs Northeast and West, the green line, running Northeast and Southwest and the yellow line running North and South. There is an additional blue line running through 3 stops in central Milan and then heading out to the suburbs. Metro entrances are marked with a red square sign with a white "M". The Milano metro runs 6:15 untill 00:14, it's a good idea to catch your last train no later than night.

 

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Trams otherwise known as trolley car, run throughout the city. They are always orange and have either a long or a short carriage. The longer trams are more modern looking than the older wooden interior box shaped trams. Tram stops as well as bus stops are marked by tall orange poles with a diagram of the tram or bus route.

Busses are always orange as well. There are electric cable busses as well as independent busses. Between all systems of public transport you can get just about everywhere in Milan.

Tickets: All tickets for the public transportation system can be purchased at news kiosks, tabacco shops, or in the metro stations from machines or ticket booths. Not all stations have a ticket booth, but many do have news kiosks. The same ticket can be used on all three types of transport for 75 minutes.

Ticket costs:
One ride is E.1,00 each and are valid for 75 minutes.
A "2x6" - can be used two rides a day for 6 days aweek, costs: E. 6,70
Weekly pass costs: E. 16,75
Monthly pass costs: E. 37,75

For more information about rates see
http://www.atm-mi.it/ATM/eng/Muoversi/Biglietti/ 

TIP: "ATM" (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) is the anagram used for the public transportation system in Milan, not to be confused with Automatic Teller Machine! "Bancomat" is an Automatic Teller Machine.

 

TIP: With a monthly pass, you can get discounts for performances at theatres such as the Nazionale, Teatro Nuovo and Smeraldo.

 

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Taxis are not very easy to flag down off the street, they just don't do it here. The best thing to do is go to a taxi stand or to call one. If you live nearby a taxi stand, it is a good idea to get the telephone number. Rainy days and periods when the Fiera Milano (expo center) has events, taxis are almost impossible to find, so be prepared to wait. When calling a radio taxi, the meter starts running as soon as the driver gets the call.

 

A few Radio Taxi companies:

Radio Taxi 02 8585
Radio Taxi 02 6767
Radio Taxi 02 5353

 

Click here for more radio taxi companies and taxi stand locations and numbers.

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Ferrovia dello Stato (State Railways) Train info: 147 88088 or 02 63711

http://www.trenitalia.it - Intercity and International trains leave from Stazione Centrale. Local trains leave from Stazione Centrale and Stazione Garibaldi.

 

 

Ferrovia del Nord (Northern Railways) Train info: 02 84477500. Local trains leave from Stazione Cadorna. The Malpensa Express train leaves from Stazione Cadorna, see below for more information.

 

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Airport Information

Airport information: Tel. +39 02 74852200

Getting there and back:
By Train: The "Malpensa Express" train service runs every half hour from/to Cadorna station between 6:50am and 8:20pm. It's a 40 minute ride and costs E. 9,30. From the airport, there are several signs pointing the way to the "Malpensa Express" train.
By Airport Bus: To the airport: The "Malpensa Shuttle" bus leaves from Central Station at piazza Luigi di Savoia and runs between 5:20am until 10:30pm. It's a 50 minute ride (provided there is little traffic) and it costs E 4,13. From the airport: The "Malpensa Shuttle" bus is parked outside, there are several signs pointing the way.
By Taxi: It will cost about E. 85,00 to the city center. Give yourself at least and hour travel time for taxi. Taxis are lined up outside arrivals terminal.

LINATE AIRPORT

Airport information: Tel. +39 02 74852200

 

Getting there and back:
By Train: There is no train service to Linate Airport.
By Airport Bus: To the airport: The "Linate Shuttle" bus leaves from Central Station at piazza Luigi di Savoia and runs between 5:40am until 11:15pm. It's a 35 minute ride (provided there is little traffic) and costs E. 1,80. From the airport: The "Linate Shuttle" bus is parked outside, there are signs pointing the way.
By Public City Bus:. Public ATM bus #73 leaves from San Babila every ten minutes. Give yourself at least half an hour travel time. From the airport: There is a #73 bus stop outside the arrivals terminal across from the taxi area. There are not many signs pointing the way.
By Taxi: It will cost about E.18,00 to the city center. Give yourself at least half an hour travel time for taxi-- depending of course on the time of the day, if you are traveling during rush hour allow more time.

 

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Airport Information

ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT [Bergamo]

Airport Info: Tel. +39 035 326323

 

Getting there and back:

By Train: It is not reccomended to go by train if you are travelling from Milan. There is a direct airport bus from Milan Central Station. To travel by train, you may take a Ferrovia dello Stato (State Railways) train from Central Station to Bergamo, but then you must take a local Bergamo airport bus.

By Airport Bus: Leaving from and returning to Central Station at piazza Luigi di Savoia, the bus runs between from 5.35 am until 9.30 pm. The ride takes and hour from the Central Station (provided there is little traffic) and costs E. 6,71. Tickets are available at the bus ticket office on the east side of the Central Station. For more information call: STAB Bus line tel. +39 035 318472.

 

 

Ferrovia dello Stato (State Railways) http://www.trenitalia.it

ATM- Azienda Trasporti Milanesi http://www.atm-mi.it/
Malpensa airport and other services:http://www.malpensa.it