Ways to reach the Expo

Milan is a very large urban area of more than 1.4 million inhabitants. Influential city, Milan is a globally connected city, in which there is an important public transport system. Milan have different types of transport: airports, metropolitan, tramways, railways, bicycles self-service, bus.

Access to the exhibition site

The Milan Expo 2015 site is located a few kilometers from the center of Milan, directly connected with the three city airports and major public transport networks.  The exhibition site is located beside the Fiera Milano exhibition center.

Easily accessed locally, regionally and internationally through a rich and integrated infrastructure system.

The metro Linea 1 (red line) links the city center with the exchange parking Molino Dorino and that expected on the Expo site.

Three highways serving the exhibition, namely the A4 Turin-Milan-Venice, A8 / A9 Milan-Como-Chiasso and Milan-Varese and western ring, extended to the south on the A1 Milan-Rome-Naples.

A railway station will be located at the height of the western gate of the Expo site. There will also be access roads to the fairground to separate local traffic from that to the Expo.

Access to Milan

Airports

Milan is served by three airports located in the metropolitan area of Grande Milano. Milan is served by three airports located in the metropolitan area of Grande Milano : Malpensa International Airport, Linate Airport and Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport.

• Malpensa International Airport : Second Italian airport after Rome Fiumicino Airport, this airport is dedicated to long-haul flights. It comprises two terminals: Terminal 1 is used for all intercontinental flights, international and domestic, while Terminal 2 is reserved exclusively for charter airlines and cheap flights. A large number of airlines are present. Terminal 2 is currently used only by EasyJet. It has been used previously for charter services that were moved to Terminal 1. The airport has a train station, named Milan Aeropuerto. This station allows you to reach the urban network of Milan. The airport has a train station. This station allows you to reach the urban network of Milan. 2 train lines exist: one allows you to reach the  Milan Cardona train station, located southwest of the city, by the Malpensa Express.  The second one allows you to reach the Milan Central Station in about 50 minutes. Train leaves every 30 minutes in each direction. Main airlines : Easyjet, Alitalia, Germanwings,...

• Milan Linate Airport: The second airport of the city  is situated within the immediate proximity of the city. It hosts the only national or European short-haul traffic.There is a frequent bus traveling from the airport to Piazza San Babila (downtown). However, you should buy your tickets before boarding distributor because it is not possible to buy them on the bus. A ticket is equivalent to a standard ticket, priced at € 1.50 and is valid for all public transport in the city. It can be used for up to 90 minutes, which means you can use the subway immediately. There is also a bus service from Linate  to Milan Central Station. This service costs 5 € and you can buy tickets on the bus. The first departure from Linate is expected at 6:30 am and departures are every 30 minutes until 11:30 p.m.. The first departure from Milan Train Station is expected at 6:00 am and departures are every 30 minutes until 11:00 p.m.. A taxi will cost you between 15 and 20 euros. Main airlines : AirFrance, Alitalia, Aer Lingus,...

• Il Caravaggio International Airport Bergamo Orio al Serio : Il Caravaggio International Airport Bergamo Orio al Serio is located in Orio al Serio Airport, about 45 km north of Milan in Italy. It is mainly used by airlines at low prices. Indeed, this is the largest airport in Italy for air traffic Low cost. In order to get to the center of Milan, it will use one of the various bus transport services made by transport companies: Terravision, or Autostrada Orio Shuttle. The prices are not very high. Main airlines : Ryannair, Neos Air, Wizz Air,...

Train Stations

The Milan Central Station: Located on the Place de Duca d'Aosta in the center of the city, the station has a daily service of 600 trains pass and sees 320,000 passengers each day. It is the second Italian station to traffic. This station provides instant access to various cities in Europe and Italy as Basel, Florence, Geneva, Lugano, Lucerne, Nice, Paris, Rome, Venice, Zurich. Different public transport lines are connected: underground (green and yellow lines), tram, bus lines.

Milan-Porta Garibaldi Station : 

Located on the Freud Place, this train station is close to Unicredit Tower, the tallest tower in Italy (231 m). In terms of passenger traffic, it is one of the most important railway stations of the city network with 25 million passengers annually. The station is served by lines S1, S2, S5, S6, S7, S8, S11 and S13 suburban rail service, as well as the TGV operating between Paris and Milan. It is also served by several regional lines and the Malpensa Express (railway line Milano-Malpensa airport). The station is also served by the Frecciarossa and .Italo the Italian high speed train.

Coaches

Many companies offer bus trips to Milan. The main ones: Eurolines, IDTGV, Autostradale S.r.l.,Ctnm, Airpullman or Ctnm. Many destinations are proposed in Italy and Europe (France, Swiss, Slovenia,..). Coach is the cheapest way to come.