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Metro M4orLinate Shuttle coach?

The short answer

For one traveler the Metro M4 is cheaper by €7.80. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Metro M4 is quicker: 12 min against 25 min.

Metro M4: 05:40–00:26. Linate Shuttle coach: 09:00–16:30.

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.
TravelersMetro M4Linate Shuttle coachDifference
1€2.20€10€7.80
2€4.40€20€15.60
3€6.60€30€23.40
4€8.80€40€31.20
5€11€50€39
6€13.20€60€46.80
7€15.40€70€54.60
8€17.60€80€62.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
metro · ATMMetro M4
From
Linate Aeroporto station, the eastern terminus of the M4, at the terminal
To
San Babila (M1) in 12 minutes and Sforza-Policlinico (M3 at Missori) in 13; on through Sant'Ambrogio (M2) to San Cristoforo in 28
Luggage
Carried free. ATM's current metro rules refuse only items over 90 cm on any side at the gates and mention no charge; a 2007 company regulation still on ATM's site asks for a ticket for a case over 50 cm, and the current rules do not repeat it.
Runs
05:40–00:26
Journey
11–13 min

It is the same EUR 2.20 as any ride across Milan, with no airport supplement, and under-14s ride free. Against Malpensa's EUR 15 train and Bergamo's "from EUR 9" coach, this is the whole difference between the three airports.

The Duomo is not on the M4: change at San Babila to M1 for one stop, or at Sforza-Policlinico to M3 at Missori. For Milano Centrale, M3 from Missori is five more stops. The change is on the same ticket, within 90 minutes.

Tap the same card in and out. A card that is not tapped out is charged the fare to the farthest station plus an extra; a card can pay for one person at a time; and cards do not work on Trenord's S lines from Dateo or Forlanini.

ATM's printed sheet says every 1 to 3 minutes at weekday peaks; as of September it is every 4. Either way you will not wait long. After 20:00 it is every 6.

Last train from Linate 00:26; the NM4 bus takes over at 00:40 on the same ticket. First train 05:40, or 06:00 on a Sunday.

Anything over 90 cm on a side is refused at the gates. Ordinary suitcases are carried free under the current rules.

Metro M4: price for every party size →

See ATM's tickets
shuttle · Air PullmanLinate Shuttle coach
From
The coach stop at the terminal
To
Milano Centrale, Piazza Luigi di Savoia (the M2 and M3 side)
Luggage
Included in the fare.
Runs
09:00–16:30
Journey
25 min

Five to seven departures a day, every two hours, and the timetable changes every week. Check the operator's sheet for your date before building a plan on it.

EUR 10 is more than four times the metro, for a journey the M4 plus one change makes in about the same time. It buys a seat, a hold and no changes.

The other coach on this road, Autostradale's, is EUR 5 online and hourly.

Linate Shuttle coach: price for every party size →

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