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City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

4 ways to the airport

Malpensa sets no fixed number of hours for check-in: its own advice is to arrive as your airline schedules and have your documents and boarding pass ready for the security checks. First departures

Recommended

The lowest listed price, sold from €4. The Malpensa Express is 11 minutes quicker for up to €11 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Terravision coach

Terravision · Terravision
40–50 min rideEvery 30 min03:30–23:30
Milano CentraleTerminal 2
Luggage space
from €4total for 1 adultfrom €4 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy8% off on Terravision with code ATCC8TERRA
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Milano Centrale, Via Sammartini at Piazza IV Novembre

EUR 10 on most departures; a few carry a limited "Lower fare" of EUR 4 — early-morning coaches from Terminal 1, late-evening ones from Milan. Children 5 to 12 pay EUR 5, or EUR 4 on a lower-fare coach, and under-5s travel free.

Luggage. No limit on the number or weight of bags while there is room in the hold; included in the ticket price.

Hours. 03:30, 04:30 and 05:30, then every 30 minutes from 06:00 to 23:30. It reaches Terminal 2 in 40 minutes and Terminal 1 in 50.

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Shuttle

Airport Bus Express coach

Autostradale · Autostradale
70 min ride03:20–00:50
Milano CentraleTerminal 1
Non-stopLuggage space
from €4.99total for 1 adultfrom €4.99 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy
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Boards at. Milano Centrale, Piazza IV Novembre / Via Sammartini

EUR 4.99 one way online, a promotional price — the operator says a higher fare applies at the stop but does not publish it. Round trip is 20% off the two one-way fares. Its usual child fare, EUR 5.00 for ages 3 to 12, is stated not to apply on this route, and it publishes no separate child price for Malpensa.

Luggage. Included in the fare; the operator states no bag limit for this route.

Hours. About every 30 minutes from 05:20 to 16:20, then roughly every 30 to 60 minutes into the evening. The longest gap is 00:50 to 03:20.

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Train

Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express · Trenord
39–56 min rideEvery 30 min04:57–23:27
Milano Centrale or Milano CadornaMalpensa Terminal 1
Luggage space
€15total for 1 adult€15 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy
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Boards at. Milano Centrale or Milano Cadorna — the Malpensa Express runs from both, about every 30 minutes

This is a firm fare, not a starting price: EUR 15 for adults, EUR 7.50 for children aged 4 to 13, to or from any Milan station. Under-4s travel free with a paying adult. A "Malpensa Family" ticket covers two adults and two children aged 4 to 17 for EUR 36.

Luggage. No stated limit, and racks on board.

Hours. Every 30 minutes from both Milano Centrale and Milano Cadorna.

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Taxi

Taxi, predetermined fare to Milan

Taxi · Lombardy airport-basin taxis, regulated by Regione Lombardia
45–90 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Any street in MilanMilan Malpensa
24-hour servicePer vehicleFixed fare
€114total for 1 adult€114 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Any street in Milan — a licensed taxi at the regulated Lombardy airport-basin fare

This EUR 114 fare is fixed by Regione Lombardia, not the airport or the driver, for any address in Milan. It has applied since 1 July 2024, confirmed for 2025, and is charged per ride.

Luggage. Carried; the fare is for the ride.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Flibco shuttle to Como, Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Como. Every way from Milan Malpensa airport into Milan

How do I get from Milan to Malpensa airport?

For one traveler the Terravision coach is the way we recommend: from €4 in total, 40–50 min, boarding at Milano Centrale. The first one leaves at 03:30 and is at the airport by about 04:20; the last leaves at 23:30. Malpensa sets no fixed number of hours for check-in: its own advice is to arrive as your airline schedules and have your documents and boarding pass ready for the security checks.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Taxi

Any hour.

Terravision coach

First 03:30 from Milano Centrale, at the airport by about 04:20.

Airport Bus Express coach

First 03:20 from Milano Centrale, at the airport by about 04:30.

Malpensa Express

First 04:57 from Milano Centrale or Milano Cadorna, at the airport by about 05:36.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first Malpensa Express towards the airport leaves Milano Centrale and Milano Cadorna at 04:57, and nothing on rails runs earlier. For an earlier start, the coaches from Milano Centrale and the regulated taxi, which runs at any hour, are the way.

Before you leave for Milan Malpensa Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Malpensa sets no fixed number of hours for check-in: its own advice is to arrive as your airline schedules and have your documents and boarding pass ready for the security checks.

Early flights

The first Malpensa Express towards the airport leaves Milano Centrale and Milano Cadorna at 04:57, and nothing on rails runs earlier. For an earlier start, the coaches from Milano Centrale and the regulated taxi, which runs at any hour, are the way.

Taxis to the airport

A taxi from any street in Milan to Malpensa costs the same EUR 114 predetermined fare as the way in, set by Regione Lombardia rather than the driver. Book a radio taxi in town or use a rank.

Questions

When is the first Terravision coach from Milano Centrale?

03:30. It reaches the airport at about 04:20.

How early should I be at Milan Malpensa airport?

Malpensa sets no fixed number of hours for check-in: its own advice is to arrive as your airline schedules and have your documents and boarding pass ready for the security checks.

What does a taxi to Milan Malpensa airport cost from the centre?

A taxi from any street in Milan to Malpensa costs the same EUR 114 predetermined fare as the way in, set by Regione Lombardia rather than the driver. Book a radio taxi in town or use a rank.

Where does the Terravision coach leave from in Milan?

Milano Centrale, Via Sammartini at Piazza IV Novembre. First departure 03:30, last 23:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first Malpensa Express towards the airport leaves Milano Centrale and Milano Cadorna at 04:57, and nothing on rails runs earlier. For an earlier start, the coaches from Milano Centrale and the regulated taxi, which runs at any hour, are the way.

Arriving instead? Every way from Milan Malpensa airport into Milan