Transpiration System of Milan - Car, Train, Plain, Within the City
By Car:
Milan is located at the centre of the Po Valley plain. The city has road connections from the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions to Friuli and Venezia Giulia and towards Switzerland, Liguria and Emilia-Romagna.
A1 is the main connection to Northern and Southern Italy which is called the Autostrada del Sole or the Milano-Napoli. A4 is connecting Milan to East-West from Torino to Trieste, exiting at Milano-Ghisolfa and Milano Est. A8 connects Milan to Varese. A9 connects the city to Switzerland and A7 to Genova. SS33 comes from Spluga up to the river Adda.
Milan is surrounded by ring roads which is called tangenziali in Italian. The Tangenziale Ovest on the west is the ring road of Piedmont and Liguria. The Tangenciale Est on the east is the ring road of the Autostrada del Sole and the eastern cities like Brescia, Verona, Venice and Trieste.
By Plane:
Milan has an international airport called Malpensa 2000 (MXP). It is located close to the towns of Busto Arsizio and Gallarate. It is easily reached by Malpensa Express from the city centre from Cadorna Station and Stazione Centrale (Central Station). The airport is about 46km away from Milan. The distance between Milan and the airport takes about one hour. Apart from Malpensa Express, it could be reached by bus departing from the main Milan Station in Via Lampugnano or through Line1 subway station in Via Lampugnano.
Linate (LIN) is the second airport close to Milan. It is also called the Forlanini Airport. It is 5km away from the city centre and connected to the city by bus departing from the railway station or by bus line 73 departing from Piazza San Babila. The distance between Piazza San Babila and Linate Airport is about half an hour.
The third airport close to the city is Orio al Serio (BGY) which is located close to Bergamo. There are also airports in the region such as Vergiate, Venegono, Bresso, Voghera and Montichiari.
By Train:
Milan has excellent railway connections to other Italian cities and foreign cities. The main station is the Central Station which is connected by the main lines of Eurostar and other fast trains. The station is easily reached through the subway lines 2 and 3 or city buses.
Other important stations are Porta Garibaldi and Lambrate. Both could be reached by the subway line 2. Ferrovie Nord Station is located in Piazza Cadorna on subway line 1 and line 2 which is connected to the Lake District and Brianza.
Within the City:
There are 4 subway lines in Milan. M1 is the red line, M2 is the green line, M3 is the yellow line and the blue line passante ferroviario. It is called Milan Metro, La Metrò or Il Metrò. Metrò S. Raffaele is a smaller metro-service connecting the San Raffaele Hospital to Cascina Gobba Station which is located on M2 green line.
There's a railway tunnel called Passante which is used by suburban trains and it is connected to the metro lines at Garibaldi, Repubblica, Porta Venezia and Rogoredo stations.
The city is very well organised in public transportation. It also has one of the most extensive tramway systems in the world with more than 286km of track and 20 lines.
There are four trolleybus routes and 93 bus lines. The local transportation authority is known as ATM.
Taxis are operated by private companies and licensed by the City of Milan. All taxis are white. Price starts with a set fare and increases according to the time and distance traveled.
