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Metro M4orTrenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3?

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 Trenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3 does not. Goes to Como San Giovanni, the main station of another city, not into Milan.

The Metro M4 is quicker: 12 min against 1 h 01. The Trenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3 varies between 59 and 65 minutes.

Metro M4: 05:40–00:26. Trenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3: 05:40–22:10.

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 M4Trenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3Difference
1€2.20€7.60€5.40
2€4.40€15.20€10.80
3€6.60€22.80€16.20
4€8.80€30.40€21.60
5€11€38€27
6€13.20€45.60€32.40
7€15.40€53.20€37.80
8€17.60€60.80€43.20

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

See ATM's tickets
M4M3RE80 · TrenordTrenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3
From
Linate Aeroporto station, the eastern terminus of the M4, at the terminal
To
Como San Giovanni railway station, after a change at Sforza-Policlinico and another at Milano Centrale
Runs
05:40–22:10
Journey
59–65 min

Buy two tickets: ATM's EUR 2.20 for the metro, which ends at Centrale FS, then Trenord's EUR 5.40 for the train, online, in the Trenord app, at a machine or at a ticket office. The metro ticket is not valid on the train.

The RE80 leaves Milano Centrale once an hour, at 43 minutes past. The 61 minutes counts the rides only: the change at Sforza-Policlinico and the wait for the next :43 come on top.

The RE80 runs on through Como San Giovanni to Chiasso, Lugano and Locarno; get off at Como San Giovanni, the station the coach from Malpensa also uses.

Trenord RE80 train to Como, after metro M4 and M3: price for every party size

See Trenord's Centrale to Como page

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