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Metro M4orMetro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Metro M4 reaches San Babila and the Duomo, where the M4 arrives; Milano Centrale is one change away; the Metro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale does not. For Milano Centrale, the main railway station north of the center. For San Babila the M4 alone is enough; for the Duomo, get off the M3 at its first stop.

The Metro M4 is quicker: 12 min against 21 min. The Metro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale varies between 19 and 21 minutes.

Metro M4: 05:40–00:26. Metro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale: 05:40–00:14.

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 M4Metro M4 and M3 to Milano CentraleDifference
1€2.20€2.20same
2€4.40€4.40same
3€6.60€6.60same
4€8.80€8.80same
5€11€11same
6€13.20€13.20same
7€15.40€15.40same
8€17.60€17.60same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
M4 · 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

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M4M3 · ATMMetro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale
From
Linate Aeroporto station, the eastern terminus of the M4, at the terminal
To
Milano Centrale FS, the M3 station under the main railway station, after a change at Sforza-Policlinico to Missori
Luggage
Carried free. ATM's current metro rules refuse only items over 90 cm on any side at the gates.
Runs
05:40–00:14
Journey
19–21 min

At Sforza-Policlinico, leave the M4 through the gates and follow the signs to Missori for the M3; ATM signs a step-free route between them. Take a train towards Comasina: Centrale FS is the fifth stop.

Use the same ticket, card or phone at the gates on both lines; one EUR 2.20 fare covers the whole ride within 90 minutes.

The two coaches from the terminal reach Centrale in 25 minutes with no change, for EUR 5 online or EUR 10, but they leave hourly or every two hours.

Metro M4 and M3 to Milano Centrale: price for every party size

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