Transportation
Getting Around
Metro - Bus - Tram
Milan's wide assortment of trams, buses, trolley-buses and the three
lines of the subway make it easy to get to almost every corner of
town.
The ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) operates
within the metropolitan area, managing a public transport network
consisting of three metropolitan railway lines and 120 tram, trolley-bus
and bus lines.
In the Milan area an integrated fare system called SITAM (Sistema
Integrato Tariffario Area Milanese - Milan Area Integrated Fare System)
enables users to travel with a single ticket or pass on all urban
and suburban ATM lines. It is also valid for the interurban routes
run by other transport authorities and some sections of the State
Railways and Nothern Railways.
For further information, timetable and routes,
check the ATM website: www.atm-mi.it/eng/default.asp
Taxi
Milan's white taxis can be called by phone dialing 02
5353,
02 6767, 02 8383, 02
8388 or 02 8585. Another option
is to go to a taxi rank. The wave-down system doesn't work too well,
especially when international fairs are in progress and all the town's
4,500 cabs seem to be busy.
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Getting to/from the Airport
Milan has three domestic and international airports.
Linate (LIN),
tel. +039 02 74852200, is located in the eastern outskirts, some 10
km from downtown. A special shuttle service runs to and from the central
railway station (info at +039 02 6690351), while to and from the city
center there is an urban bus, the 73. Both take about 30 minutes,
depending on traffic.
Malpensa (MXP),
tel. +039 02 74852200, is located towards Lake Maggiore, some 50 km
from downtown. The special shuttle-train Malpensa
Express runs to and from the Ferrovie Nord Railway Station.
Orio al Serio (BGY),
tel. +039 035 326111, a smaller international airport near Bergamo,
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