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Airport Bus Express coachorTaxi to Linate, predetermined fare?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Airport Bus Express coach reaches Milano Centrale and Milano Cadorna, the two stations the train reaches; the Taxi to Linate, predetermined fare does not. The other airport, not the city. For central Milan the Milan fare is EUR 114.

The Airport Bus Express coach is quicker: 1 h 10 against 1 h 20.

Airport Bus Express coach: 05:00–02:30. Taxi to Linate, 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.
TravelersAirport Bus Express coachTaxi to Linate, predetermined fareDifference
1from €4.99€128up to €123.01
2from €9.98€128up to €118.02
3from €14.97€128up to €113.03
4from €19.96€128up to €108.04
5from €24.95€256up to €231.05
6from €29.94€256up to €226.06
7from €34.93€256up to €221.07
8from €39.92€256up to €216.08

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Autostradale · AutostradaleAirport Bus Express coach
From
Terminal 1, level -1 (the stop moved there from door 4 on 22 January 2026); Terminal 2, door 7
To
Milano Centrale, Piazza IV Novembre / Via Sammartini, with a stop at Piazzale Lotto on the way
Luggage
Included in the fare; the operator states no bag limit for this route.
Runs
05:00–02:30
Journey
70 min

EUR 4.99 is the online price. Buy before you reach the stop, where the fare is higher and unpublished.

Terravision runs the same road to the same station; between the four operators here, only these two publish a fare.

Arrive at the stop 15 minutes before departure if you bought online — the operator asks for it.

Airport Bus Express coach: price for every party size

Check times and fares with Autostradale
taxi · Lombardy airport-basin taxis, regulated by Regione LombardiaTaxi to Linate, predetermined fare
From
Taxi rank outside arrivals at both terminals
To
Linate Airport, the terminal forecourt
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 Linate, predetermined fare: price for every party size

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