Airports
The Air Terminal is on the right-hand side of the Central Station (MM1/2 Centrale F.S.), Piazza Luigi di Savoia. It is open from 7.00 to 21.00. This is also where many of the coach links to the airports run from |
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International Airport BGY
--Orio al Serio |
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• Airport Milano-bergamo cod:BGY
Info: 035.32.61.11, 035.32.63.23.
Lost luggage: 035.32.63.52.
Ticket office: 035.32.63.24.
Transport: a coach service run by Autostradale leaves from the Air Terminal, Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia, every day, from 4.45 to 21.15. Every 30-40 minutes. The trip takes 1 hour. E 6.70. Info 035.318.472, 02.3391.0794.
Zani runs a coach service from Milan Lambrate station, piazza Bottini 86 in front of Zani Viaggi, every day from 5.00 to 20.00, about every hour. E 6. By taxi: around E 75. For more info on Orio al Serio, see website |
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International Airport MXP
--Malpensa |
• Malpensa (airport code MXP):
Terminal 1 at Malpensa is the new terminal used by most of the major airlines. Only a few flights leave from terminal 2. General airport information: tel. 02.2680.0613, 02.7485.2200. Lost luggage: tel. 02.5858.0070.
Meeting point at Malpensa airport
If you are planning to use the the Malpensa Express to get to Milan, you can meet at the bar near the platforms for the Malpensa Express trains. The bar is on the same level where you buy your tickets for the Malpensa Express, just above the train platforms (next to the moving walkway that takes you down to the platform). There is only one bar with small tables in front of it.
Inside Malpensa, all international flights arrive at the "B Gate". Right near there you can find the "Information Point" which is next to the Sicily store. This could be another meeting spot. (Thankyou to Noticeboard contributor A.S. for this information)
Transport to/from Malpensa
The ¡°Malpensa Express¡± train service runs from Stazione Cadorna railway station, Piazzale Cadorna, Milan. Trains run from 5.50 to 20.20 every half-hour, with extra trips at 05.00, 21.20, 22.20 and 23.10 by bus. Journey time 40 mins. Cost: E 9.00 when bought at ticket office, E 11.50 when bought on train. Frank the ticket using the machines on the platform before getting on the train. Malpensa Express info 02.20222, 7.00-20.00.
The ¡°Malpensa Shuttle¡± coach service runs every 20 minutes (fewer trips early and late) from 4.30 until 00.15, from Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. E 4.50, tickets from ¡°Passaggi¡± agency opposite coach stop. Approx 50 minutes. Stops at both Terminal 1 and 2. Info: 02.5858.3185.
The ¡°Malpensa Bus Express¡± coach service runs every 30 minutes from 5.15 to 22.35, from Milan Central Station, Piazza Luigi di Savoia. E 5.50, tickets from ¡°Passaggi¡± agency opposite coach stop. Approx 60 minutes. Info: tel. 0331.519.000, 02.2407.954.
Malpensa-Linate coach service: Malpensa Shuttle coaches leave Linate every 90 minutes from 6.00, reaching Malpensa in 70 minutes; departures from Malpensa run every 90 minutes from 8.00 to 21.30. Cost: E 7.75. Info: 02.5858.3185.
Milan-Malpensa by taxi: about E 75, 45 to 75 minutes. If you take a taxi to Malpensa, make sure that it has the sticker Taxi autorizzato per il servizio aeroportuale lombardo on the windscreen. This means that its taximeter is adjusted for this route and that you pay the displayed fare. Other taxis without the sticker may double the fare.
Baggage handlers.
Malpensa Airport featured in Italian news in 2003-2004 because of investigations being conducted on airport staff - 150 under investigation, 5 on house arrest - who were stealing items from passenger luggage. The items preferred were things like computers, cellphones, jewellery, designer clothing. So, keep your valuable items with you at all times, in hand baggage. |
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Railway
You may get some information about the international and domestic train scheduel, the price for the ticket. ect... |
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Milano Stazione Centrale - Central Trail station |
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Most trains leave from the Central Station. Train information in English can be obtained from the information office, on the NW end of the first floor gallery (open 7.00-21.00), or by phone, 848.888.088 (7.00-21.00, not available from cellphones), or best of all by Internet (www.trenitalia.com). The Central Station is closed from 01.00 to 04.00 and patrolled by police: they will let you through if you have a train to catch, or need to go to the pharmacy.
Return tickets offer no saving with respect to two singles. Remember that any ticket should be franked using the yellow machines situated at the near end of the platforms, just before boarding the train. A return ticket should be franked again before the return journey. If you forget, you will be fined! If you do forget, try at least to find the conductor on the train and tell him, before he finds you.
For many trains, seat booking is obligatory. In any case it is an good idea to buy your ticket early (at least the day before) and book your seat (small extra charge). Saves frustration queueing while your train is about to depart. Be sure to claim your booked seat within ten minutes after departure.
Apart from the main ticket office in Milan, there is also a small ticket office just around the right-hand corner of the station (in Piazza Luigi di Savoia) called Doria, where queues are much shorter: you can also buy tickets from the ¡°Passaggi¡± agency nearby. Prices are the same.
For the differently abled and people with sight problems, the Ufficio per i disabili within the station provides all help that may be required, such as wheelchair provision, lift, baggage transport. Free of charge. Book at least two hours ahead if possibile. Phone 02.6371.2661. |
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Stazione Nord- Train runs to the north of Italy, such like Como, Novara... |
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Ferrovie Nord is a private railway company that runs lines from Cadorna Station, Stazione Nord, to various locations north of Milan (Saronno, Laveno, Novara, Asso). In particular it runs the Malpensa Express train link to Malpensa airport, and a very handy train to Como which arrives right on the lakeside. Info: tel. 02.20222, website www.ferrovienord.it |
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The Last Supper - the famous painting of Leonardo da'vinci |
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Last Supper
Piazza S. Maria delle Grazie • MM1 Conciliazione
E 8.00, booking obligatory, discount for EU citizens under 18 or over 65, and for EU citizens between 18 and 25. Open Tues-Sun 8.15-18.45, closed on Mon. Opening times are variable.
Leonardo da Vinci's world-famous fresco, newly-restored (restoration completed in 1999). Advance booking obligatory: places are limited. To book, phone 02.8942.1146: the number answers Mon-Fri 9.00 to 18.00, Sat 9.00-14.00. Operators speak English. (From abroad, phone +39.02.8942.1146). It is not possible to book direct at the Last Supper itself. The phone number is often engaged: you just have to keep trying. The operator will give you a code number and the time of the visit: you actually collect and pay for tickets on the day of your visit, at least half an hour before scheduled time. If you have to wait for this half hour, you could visit the church itself, Santa Maria delle Graze, with its lovely apse and dome by Bramante, and the little courtyard by the same architect.
As soon as you know when you are going to be in Milan, book a visit: at certain times of year it is hard to find slots even a week ahead.
You can hire an audio cassette guide (in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese) at the ticket desk: E 2.50 single, E 4.50 double.
If you don't manage to find a slot, you can try joining the queue in Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, for places made available by people with bookings who don't turn up. There is a visit every 15 minutes for 25 people. At the end of the itinerary there is a shop selling cards, posters and books on the Last Supper (restored state) and Leonardo da Vinci. It is well worth reading something about this painting before your visit, as there is the risk that such a famous sight becomes something of an anticlimax: if not, the audio guide provides a lot of good information.
The "A Friend in Milan" service can book your visit for you in combination with a guided tour that includes a visit to the church Santa Maria delle Grazie, Bramante's cloister, and other sights in the vicinity |
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