Short answer. In central Milan the metro connects the six sights: the M1 and M3 stop at Duomo, the M1 and M2 at Cadorna (for the Last Supper and the castle), and the M2 and M4 at Sant’Ambrogio (for the Science Museum). An ordinary ticket lasts 90 minutes from the first validation; the current fares are on the ATM website (atm.it). From Malpensa the Malpensa Express runs to the centre; from Linate the M4 reaches the centre; from Orio al Serio shuttle buses go to Centrale. The details come from the pages of ATM, Trenord and the museums, read on 24 October 2026. Works and strikes change timetables, so check before you travel.
Which stop for which sight
| Sight | Metro | Surface lines named by the sight |
|---|---|---|
| Duomo | M1 and M3 at Duomo | none read |
| Last Supper | M1 at Cadorna or Conciliazione; M2 at Cadorna | Tram 16 at Santa Maria delle Grazie; buses 50 and 169 at Via Boccaccio |
| Sforza Castle | M1 at Cairoli or Cadorna FN; M2 at Lanza or Cadorna FN | Trams 1, 2, 4, 12 and 14; buses 50, 57, 58 and 85 |
| Brera | M2 at Lanza; M3 at Montenapoleone; M1 at Cairoli | Buses 61 and 57; trams 1, 2, 12 and 14 (Via Cusani) and 4 (Lanza) |
| Science Museum | M2 and M4 at Sant’Ambrogio | Bus 50 (stop Museo della Scienza); buses 96 and 97 at Sant’Ambrogio |
| La Scala museum | none given by the museum | none given |
The castle’s page puts Cairoli 200 m and Lanza 240 m from the entrance. The La Scala museum lists no stops: the cathedral is about 395 m from it in a straight line (our calculation; we did not measure from the station). The Science Museum’s text on bus 50 is a single run-on line, so check the route with ATM.
The lines and their hours
The network has five lines: M1 (opened on 1 November 1964), M2 (27 September 1969), M3 (3 May 1990), M5 (10 February 2013) and M4 (26 November 2022, whole line open from 12 October 2024). ATM publishes timetables by stop, not by line. At Duomo, from 31 August 2026, the first M1 and M3 trains leave between about 5:54 and 6:02 on weekdays and Saturdays, and between 6:14 and 6:34 on holidays; the last leave between 0:34 and 0:39. The M4 runs daily from early morning to about 00:30, with night bus NM4 afterwards. Its stations have lifts and escalators, and it connects with the M1 at San Babila, the M2 at Sant’Ambrogio and the M3 at Sforza-Policlinico.
Tickets and fares
| Ticket | Valid |
|---|---|
| Ordinary single ticket (Mi1 to Mi3) | 90 minutes from first validation |
| Daily | 24 hours |
| 3 days | until 03:45 of the third day |
| Book of 10 tickets | each 90 minutes; not for several people at once |
ATM sets the fares and can change them: check the current ones on the ATM website (atm.it).
They are valid on all ATM lines, on the M1, M3, M4 and M5 from end to end, and on Trenord trains in the zone. Under-14s travel free with a document. You buy them in the ATM app, at the machines in the metro stations or at newsstands, and validate them at the turnstiles when entering and leaving. ATM reports strikes and changes at InfoTraffico.
From Malpensa
The Malpensa Express of Trenord links Terminals 1 and 2 with Centrale, Porta Garibaldi and Cadorna, with a train every 15 minutes from 4:00 to 2:00 according to its site; another Trenord page lists fewer runs, so check the timetable. The single ticket is valid for one day from the chosen train and needs no validation. The official pages give about 51 minutes to Centrale and about 37 to Cadorna, and they are not consistent about the terminal, so take both as approximate.
Two cards list Malpensa Express single tickets, one for each direction, read on 24 October 2026. They list a mobile ticket, “no limits on luggage” and a replacement bus if a strike cancels the train, and they cannot be cancelled. They also mention first class and give 57 minutes as the journey time, so read the card for what the ticket covers. The two cards have 48 reviews (average 4.0). A third card offers a shuttle bus between Malpensa and Centrale (233 reviews, average 4.4).
Until 12 December 2026 Trenord has works at Centrale: a few very early Malpensa trains are replaced by buses to Porta Garibaldi, and some evening trains end there. Works between Saronno and Castellanza (to 30 October 2026, weekday nights) change some trains, and Porta Garibaldi has works from 21 October to 19 December. Read Trenord’s notices before you travel.
Linate and Orio al Serio
The M4 serves Linate, and the ordinary ticket is enough. We could not read the airport’s page on buses, so we give none. For Orio al Serio, the Science Museum’s page names the shuttles Orio Shuttle, Autostradale and Terravision to Centrale, then the M2 (six stops to Sant’Ambrogio); we did not verify prices, times or durations, and there is no card for Bergamo.
From the stations
From Centrale the M3 reaches the Duomo in four stops. From Cadorna the M1 does it in three, passing Cairoli and Cordusio. We found no travel times for these rides.
The cards below carry the details we read on 24 October 2026.
