Rail services at Milan Malpensa airport
Milan Malpensa Airport can be easily reached from Milan’s city center with the Malpensa Express train from Milan Cadorna, Milan Central and Milano Porta Garibaldi stations. The Malpensa Express train stops at Malpensa Terminal 1 and Malpensa Terminal 2. In turn, the Tilo regional train service connects Malpensa with Varese and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Malpensa Express
The MALPENSA EXPRESS airport service connects downtown Milan with the Malpensa airport and vice versa, with trains 7 days a week. It connects the main stations of Milan (MILAN BOVISA, MILAN CADORNA, MILAN P.TA GARIBALDI, CENTRAL MILAN) directly with terminals 1 and 2 of MALPENSA AIRPORT.
To/from Milano Centrale
Departs from Milano Centrale train station: first journey at 5:25 a.m., last journey at 10:25 p.m. Trains scheduled every 60 minutes.
Departures from Malpensa Terminal 2: first trip at 5:37 a.m., last trip at 10:37 p.m. Trains scheduled every 60 minutes.
Departures from Malpensa Terminal 2: first trip at 5:43 a.m., last trip at 10:43 p.m. Trains scheduled every 60 minutes.
Trips to and from the Milano Centrale train station stop at the Milano P.ta Garibaldi train station.
Journey time: 60 minutes between Centrale and Malpensa Terminal 2, 54 minutes between Centrale and Malpensa Terminal 1
Ticket rate: € 13.00 one way and € 20.00 (round trip)
To/from Milano Cadorna
Departs from Milano Cadorna train station: first trip at 5:27 a.m., last trip at 9:57 p.m. Trains scheduled every 30 minutes.
Departures from Malpensa Terminal 2: first trip at 6:20 a.m., last trip at 10:27 p.m. Trains scheduled every 30 minutes.
Departures from Malpensa Terminal 1: first trip at 6:26 a.m., last trip at 10:33 p.m. Trains scheduled every 30 minutes.
Journey time: 43 minutes between Cadorna and Malpensa Terminal 2, 37 minutes between Cadorna and Malpensa Terminal 1.
Ticket rate: € 13.00 one way and € 20.00 (round trip)
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To/from Varese and Switzerland (Tilo trains)
The Tilo regional train service connects the Malpensa terminals with the Ticino Canton in Switzerland, every day, with stops in Gallarate, Varese, Mendrisio, Lugano and Bellinzona
Departures from Como: the first train that leaves the Bellinzona station at 4:34 a.m., followed by trains every hour until 8:34 p.m.
Departs from Malpensa Terminal 2: The first train leaving the Malpensa Terminal 2 train station at 6:13 a.m., followed by hourly trains until 11:13 p.m.
Journey time: 2 hours and 13 minutes.
With the extension of the S50 to the Malpensa airport, the S40 line only goes to Varese, Monday to Saturday from 5.30 a.m. at 8.00 p.m. (departures from Varese from 5.36 a.m. to 7.36 p.m., departures from Como from 5.41 a.m. to 7.40 p.m.).