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Airport Bus Express coachorMalpensa Shuttle coach to Linate?

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 Malpensa Shuttle coach to Linate does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for central Milan take the Malpensa Express or a coach to Milano Centrale.

The Airport Bus Express coach is quicker: 1 h 10 against 1 h 40. The Malpensa Shuttle coach to Linate varies between 85 and 100 minutes.

Airport Bus Express coach: 05:00–02:30. Malpensa Shuttle coach to Linate: 12:15–17:10.

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.
TravelersAirport Bus Express coachMalpensa Shuttle coach to LinateDifference
1from €4.99€15up to €10.01
2from €9.98€30up to €20.02
3from €14.97€45up to €30.03
4from €19.96€60up to €40.04
5from €24.95€75up to €50.05
6from €29.94€90up to €60.06
7from €34.93€105up to €70.07
8from €39.92€120up to €80.08

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 Buy before you reach the stop, where the fare is higher and unpublished.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
Malpensa Shuttle · Air PullmanMalpensa Shuttle coach to Linate
From
Terminal 1, level -1 opposite the Sheraton Hotel; Terminal 2 ten minutes later
To
Linate Airport, bay 5, by way of Milano Lampugnano and Cascina Gobba
Luggage
Included in the fare.
Runs
12:15–17:10
Journey
85–100 min

Only two coaches run each way, 12:15 and 17:10 from Malpensa and 08:45 and 14:45 from Linate. Miss one and the next is hours away, so check the day before.

It calls at Terminal 1 first and Terminal 2 ten minutes later; the Linate stop is bay 5 at the terminal.

The Cormano, Cascina Gobba and Rogoredo stops run on request, and the arrival times hold only if traffic does.

Malpensa Shuttle coach to Linate: price for every party size

Check times and fares with Malpensa Shuttle

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