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NM4 night busorTaxi to Malpensa, predetermined fare?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The NM4 night bus reaches San Babila and the Duomo, where the M4 arrives; Milano Centrale is one change away; the Taxi to Malpensa, predetermined fare does not. The other airport, not the city. A taxi into Milan has no fixed fare from Linate; the meter runs.

The NM4 night bus is quicker: 19 min against 1 h 20.

NM4 night bus: 00:40–05:10. Taxi to Malpensa, predetermined fare: hours not recorded.

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 busTaxi to Malpensa, predetermined fareDifference
1€2.20€128€125.80
2€4.40€128€123.60
3€6.60€128€121.40
4€8.80€128€119.20
5€11€256€245
6€13.20€256€242.80
7€15.40€256€240.60
8€17.60€256€238.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
NM4 · 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
taxi · Lombardy airport-basin taxis, regulated by Regione LombardiaTaxi to Malpensa, predetermined fare
From
The taxi pickup area at the terminal
To
Malpensa Airport, the terminal you name
Luggage
Carried; the fare is for the ride.
Journey
80 min

A standard taxi seats four. Five people is two cars and EUR 256, because the fare is per ride and not per person.

Drivers in the airport basin must apply the fixed fare on this route.

Taxi to Malpensa, predetermined fare: price for every party size

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