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NM4 night busorAirport Bus Express coach?

The short answer

For one traveler the NM4 night bus is cheaper by up to €2.80. The Airport Bus Express coach fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The NM4 night bus is quicker: 19 min against 25 min.

NM4 night bus: 00:40–05:10. Airport Bus Express coach: 09:00–21:30.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersNM4 night busAirport Bus Express coachDifference
1€2.20from €5up to €2.80
2€4.40from €10up to €5.60
3€6.60from €15up to €8.40
4€8.80from €20up to €11.20
5€11from €25up to €14
6€13.20from €30up to €16.80
7€15.40from €35up to €19.60
8€17.60from €40up to €22.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · ATMNM4 night bus
From
The "Linate Aeroporto M4" bus stop outside the terminal
To
Corso Europa at Piazza San Babila (the "Europa" stop) in 19 scheduled minutes; then, on the current diversion, Crocetta and Porta Romana (M3) and Porta Genova (M2) before rejoining the M4 stations from Coni Zugna to San Cristoforo and Lorenteggio
Luggage
A city bus under ATM's ordinary rules: carried free, nothing over 90 cm on a side.
Runs
00:40–05:10
Journey
19 min

This is what runs at 03:00, and it costs EUR 2.20. As of 31 August to 13 September 2026: 19 minutes to Corso Europa, 14 to Dateo.

It is currently diverted: after San Babila it runs via Viale Regina Margherita, Crocetta and Porta Romana to Porta Genova, skipping Via Visconti di Modrone, Largo Augusto and Sforza-Policlinico. Check ATM's sheet before relying on a stop west of San Babila.

Every 30 minutes, so a bus may have just left: the first after the last train is at 00:40, fourteen minutes later.

At the other end of the night there is a 30-minute hole between the last bus at 05:10 and the first train at 05:40 on weekdays; on Sundays the bus runs to 05:40 and the train starts at 06:00.

NM4 night bus: price for every party size →

See ATM's M4 and NM4 page
shuttle · AutostradaleAirport Bus Express coach
From
Stop 1 in front of the terminal
To
Milano Centrale, Piazza Luigi di Savoia 1, via Lambrate
Luggage
One hold bag and one small bag included; more if there is room.
Runs
09:00–21:30
Journey
25 min

EUR 5 is the online price. The operator says the promotion does not apply at the stop and does not publish what does, so buy before you walk out.

It runs hourly and the metro runs every few minutes; the M4 plus one change reaches the same station in about the same time for EUR 2.20. This coach is for someone who wants to sit with the bags and not change trains.

Which of the two timetables is running depends on the week: 09:00-21:00 with a 22:30, or 08:30-21:30. The operator's page collapses both into "08:30 - 22:30".

Arrive 15 minutes before departure with an online ticket; the operator asks for it.

Airport Bus Express coach: price for every party size →

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