Shuttle Bus or Train in Milan

I’m looking for opinions on whether to take the shuttle bus or the train from Malpensa Airport in Milan to the Milan Central Station. I know the price for the shuttle is about 10 Euro but I don’t know the price for the train.

The train from Malpenza Airport into Milano goes to Milano Cordona station, NOT Milano Centrale .

The Malpenza Express bus goes direct to Milano Centrale in 50 minutes.

The train from Malpenza Airport into Milano goes to Milano Cordona station, NOT Milano Centrale .

 

The Malpenza Express bus goes direct to Milano Centrale in 50 minutes.

From what I have read there is a train that goes from Malpensa airport to Milano Centrale. It cost 12 euros and takes about 50 minutes. There is also a bus but most people recommend the train. The bus can get stuck in traffic and take longer. I haven't experienced either but plan on taking the train when I am in Milan next month.

We took a train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa. Forget the cost but they were similar. We were staying at the Westin, with walking distance, so it was very easy to catch the train.

There is a train that goes from Malpensa airport to Milan Centrale, we used it several years ago. Here is direction for getting to the train.

Finding the Malpensa Express Station at Malpensa Airport

Finding the Malpensa Express inside Malpensa isn’t as straightforward as it could be, so here are some tips to get you from baggage claim to the train and on into Milan.

• After collecting your bags off the carousel, exit the baggage claim area into the main hall at Malpensa and turn right. Follow the big hallway along, and begin looking for the signs that say “Treni.”

• Eventually you’ll follow the signs that say “Treni” down some stairs (or an escalator), and you’ll turn left to go to the train station. Go through the station and down an escalator to the train platform.

• There are several places to buy a ticket between baggage claim and the train station – there’s a little automated ticket booth that says “Malpensa Express” at the top, and there’s a main ticket office which isn’t far from the train platforms. According to the official website, the ticket office is open “on working days: from 6.30 to 22.05 – during holidays from 6.35 to 22.30″ – so weekend arrivals will need to use the automated system.

• Be sure to validate your ticket before getting on the train – that’s a separate machine en route to the platform. Then hop on the next train to arrive and place your bigger bags on the luggage racks at the entrances of the train cars (so you’re not taking up extra seats during busy times).

• The train will make a few stops at stations in suburban Milan before getting into the city center. As of late 2010, there are two stops in central Milan – Milano Cadorna station and now also Milano Centrale station, the city’s main train terminal. It appears that the Malpensa Express trains that go to Centrale don’t also go to Cadorna, and vice versa, so be sure you’re getting on the Express train going to the station you want to end up in. Both stations have adjoining Metro stations so you’ll be able to get anywhere else in the city you want to go, but if you’re going into Milan simply to get on a train and go to another city then chances are good you’ll want to go straight to Centrale.

http://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/