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Malpensa ExpressorTaxi, predetermined fare to Milan?

The short answer

For one traveler the Malpensa Express is cheaper by €99. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Malpensa Express is quicker: 39 min against 50 min. The Taxi, predetermined fare to Milan varies between 45 and 90 minutes.

Malpensa Express: hours not recorded. Taxi, predetermined fare to Milan: 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.
TravelersMalpensa ExpressTaxi, predetermined fare to MilanDifference
1€15€114€99
2€30€114€84
3€45€114€69
4€60€114€54
5€75€228€153
6€90€228€138
7€105€228€123
8€120€228€108

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Malpensa Express · TrenordMalpensa Express
From
Station beneath the terminals, serving both T1 and T2
To
Milano Cadorna in 39 minutes, or Milano Centrale in 56 via Bovisa and Porta Garibaldi
Luggage
No stated limit, and racks on board.
Journey
39–56 min

Two branches, two very different journeys: 39 minutes to Milano Cadorna, 56 to Milano Centrale. Check which one your train is before you board, because the slower branch takes almost half an hour longer for the same fare.

The airport says departures run 05:09 to 22:09; Trenord's own board shows trains from Malpensa T1 to Cadorna at 01:05 and 02:15. If flying late, check Trenord's board rather than the airport's hours.

It costs about four times the coach's advertised fare to reach the same station. You are buying immunity from traffic on the A8, which is worth a lot before a flight and very little after one.

You can pay at the gate with a bank card rather than buying a ticket first.

Malpensa Express: price for every party size

Check fares with Trenord
taxi · Lombardy airport-basin taxis, regulated by Regione LombardiaTaxi, predetermined fare to Milan
From
Taxi rank outside arrivals at both terminals
To
Any street in Milan
Luggage
Carried; the fare is for the ride.
Runs
All night
Journey
45–90 min

EUR 114 is roughly 28 times the coach's advertised fare and nearly eight times the train. It buys a door and a boot at an hour when the coach has stopped.

A standard taxi seats four. Five people is two cars and EUR 228, because the fare is per ride and not per person.

The same decree prices Milan's other airport, Bergamo, at EUR 128 — further from Milan and dearer to be driven from, which is worth knowing before you book a flight into either.

Taxi, predetermined fare to Milan: price for every party size

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