Home / Milan /Malpensa / Airport Bus Express coach vs Private transfer to Como

MXP → Milan · head to head

Airport Bus Express coachorPrivate transfer to Como?

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 Private transfer to Como does not. This goes to Como, not Milan: the driver takes you to any address there.

The Private transfer to Como is quicker: 50 min against 1 h 10.

Airport Bus Express coach: 05:00–02:30. Private transfer to Como: Runs all night.

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 coachPrivate transfer to ComoDifference
1from €4.99€162up to €157.01
2from €9.98€162up to €152.02
3from €14.97€162up to €147.03
4from €19.96€162up to €142.04
5from €24.95€176up to €151.05
6from €29.94€176up to €146.06
7from €34.93€176up to €141.07
8from €39.92€352up to €312.08

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 Buy before you reach the stop, where the fare is higher and unpublished.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

This compares two of 12 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

The other comparisons at Malpensa