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Getting There By Air Milan Malpensa (MXP) Tel: (02) 7485 2200. Fax: (02) 7485 4010. Website: www.malpensa-airport.com Malpensa is located 48km (30 miles) northwest of Milan and is the city’s biggest airport, handling transcontinental and other international flights. Work to increase annual capacity to 30 million passengers ended when terminal one opened in 1998. In general, most European and all transcontinental flights arrive at terminal one while charters use terminal two. Major airlines: Alitalia (tel: (02) 7486 5194 or 5120 or 5190; website: www.alitalia.it), Italy’s national carrier, flies to 130 foreign and Italian cities from Malpensa (its most important hub after Rome). In addition, over 80 other airlines, including major European and US services, operate to Malpensa. Some confusion still exists after the government moved many airlines from Linate airport to Malpensa airport in 1999, so visitors should double check which airport they will be flying to at the time of booking. Other airlines currently using Milan Malpensa include Air France, British Airways, British Midlands, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, SAS and United. Airport facilities: Departure facilities include banks, bureaux de change, newsagents, coffee bars and restaurants. After check-in, there are electrical goods, clothes and fashion outlets, as well as the usual duty-free shops. Tourist information, a post office and car hire operators, including Avis, Europcar, Hertz and Maggiore are available upon arrival. Business facilities: The dedicated business centre, run by Eurochange (tel: (02) 5858 1074; fax: (02) 5858 9119), offers business travellers workstations, fax, photocopier, personal computer and mobile phone hire. Conference rooms, with facilities for a maximum of 14 people, should be booked in advance. Transport to the city: The hassle-free way to travel to the city centre is by rail. The new Malpensa Express (tel: (02) 27763, recorded information in English and Italian or 8447 7500; website: www.ferrovienord.it) runs to Stazione Cadorna just north of the historic centre. Trains depart every 30 minutes 0745-2145 (journey time – 40 minutes) and stop at Milano Bovisa Politecnico and Saronno Centro. Tickets cost €9.50 (€6 for Alitalia passengers) at the terminal but increase to €12.10 if bought on the train. During major trade fairs, trains stop at Milano Bolona for the Fiera district. Alternatively, a shuttle connects terminals with the station at Gallarate, where there is a choice of trains to Stazione Centrale or Stazione Porta Garibaldi. Fares cost L7400/€4 but note that there are more departures to Porta Garibaldi. Going to Malpensa, it is best for travellers to get the metro to Cadorna – tickets are available from the Malapensa Express office at the train station. Coach services, operated by Air Pullman (tel: (02) 5858 3185, recorded information in English and Italian; website: www.airpullman.com), depart for Stazione Centrale, Milan Fiera, Milan Lampugnano and Piazza Castello. The shuttle to and from Stazione Centrale is the most frequent, departing every 20 minutes 0520-2100 and then every half an hour until 2415 (journey time – 1 hour); tickets cost €5.06. The same company operates the coach shuttle linking Malpensa with Linate (journey time – 1 hour 15 minutes), which costs €8.00. There are ten services daily. Malpensa Taxis (tel: (02) 4009 9029), based at the airport, offer considerably more expensive rides to the city centre, with prices starting at €51.50. The average price to the centre is approximately €70. A shuttle bus service links Malpensa and Linate every 90 minutes at a cost of €7.75. Milan Linate (LIN) Tel: (02) 7485 2200. Fax: (02) 7485 2010. Website: www.sea-aeroportimilano.it Milan Linate is located seven kilometres (four miles) east of the centre and provides easy access to and from the city. Enlarged in 1993, Linate appeals to Italian and European business travellers eager to get into the city. Despite the transfer of many European airlines, including British Airways to Malpensa airport in 1998, Linate continues to handle seven million passengers a year. Major airlines: Alitalia(tel: (02) 24991; website: www.alitalia.it) links the city with the south of Italy, including Rome, Bari, Catania, Naples and Palermo. Air France, KLM, Meridiana, SAS and Virgin Express all provide regular services to major European cities. Low-cost airline Buzz has direct flights to Linate from Stansted airport in the UK. Airport facilities: Tourist information, banking and exchange facilities are available during office hours and there is an on-site restaurant and snack bar. Hertz and Maggiore can provide car hire facilities. Business facilities: The airport group SEA manage Linate and provide three Club Lounges (Piermarini, Piranesi and Bramante) located in the international and domestic departures as well as the arrivals hall. There is no dedicated business centre. Transport to the city: A coach and local bus service operate from the airport to the city centre. The smarter shuttle service run by STAM (tel: (02) 717 106) departs every 20 minutes (0500-2100) for Stazione Centrale and takes 15-30 minutes. Tickets cost €4.50 and can be bought on-board. The cheaper alternative, the local or ATM (tel: (02) 7252 4360; website: www.atm-mi.it) bus 73, runs to Piazza San Babila every 15 minutes (0530-2450). Tickets cost €1.50 and can be bought at the airport bar in the departures terminal. Taxis (tel: (02) 6767 or 8585) to the city centre cost approximately €15-20 and take up to 30 minutes, depending on traffic. A shuttle bus service links Malpensa and Linate every 90 minutes at a cost of €7.75. Approximate flight times to Milan: From London is 1 hour 55 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 40 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours and 30 minutes; from Toronto is 9 hours and 15 minutes and from Sydney is 21 hours and 30 minutes. Arrival/departure tax: None. |
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