Milan metro
Five metro lines meeting at Duomo, Cadorna, Centrale and Garibaldi; M4 now runs to Linate airport and the Malpensa Express leaves from Cadorna and Centrale.
All cities · Milan Metro (M1–M5, ATM) · Passante ferroviario · trams · checked 2026-09
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Last train
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After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
M1
Colour: red · Sesto 1° Maggio / Bisceglie – Rho Fiera
- Rho FieraSightstrade fair
- CadornaInterchangeMalpensa Express
- CairoliSightsCastello Sforzesco
- Cordusio
- DuomoInterchange
- San BabilaInterchange
- Porta Venezia
M2
Colour: green · Abbiategrasso / Assago – Gessate / Cologno
- Porta GenovaSightsNavigli canals
- Sant'AmbrogioSights
- CadornaInterchange
- LanzaSightsBrera
- GaribaldiInterchange
- CentraleRail station
M3
Colour: yellow · Comasina – San Donato
- CentraleInterchange
- Repubblica
- MontenapoleoneSightsfashion district
- DuomoInterchange
- Porta Romana
- Lodi
M4
Colour: blue · Linate Airport – San Cristoforo
- Linate AeroportoAirport
- San BabilaInterchange
- Sforza–Policlinico
- Sant'AmbrogioInterchange
- San Cristoforo
M5
Colour: lilac · Bignami – San Siro Stadio
- GaribaldiInterchangePorta Nuova
- Isola
- Tre TorriSightsCityLife
- San Siro StadioSights
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Metro | Daily | 05:30 – 00:305:30 AM – 12:30 AM |
About 05:30 until roughly 00:30 daily (check). After closing, night buses shadow the metro lines.About 5:30 AM until roughly 12:30 AM daily (check). After closing, night buses shadow the metro lines.
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 2–4 min
- Off-peak
- 5–8 min
Airport rail linkcheck
Malpensa (MXP)
Malpensa Express to Cadorna (about 40 min) or Centrale (about 50 min).
Last departure: About 23:30–00:30 from T1 (check); airport coaches to Centrale laterAbout 11:30 PM–12:30 AM from T1 (check); airport coaches to Centrale later
Linate (LIN)
M4 to San Babila, about 12 min.
Last departure: Metro hours
Farescheck
A 90-minute urban ticket covers metro, trams and buses; Rho Fiera and airport journeys cost more (check). Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Stations to know
- AirportLinate AeroportoM4
- Rail stationCentraleM2
- SightsRho Fiera — trade fairM1
- SightsCairoli — Castello SforzescoM1
- SightsPorta Genova — Navigli canalsM2
- SightsSant'AmbrogioM2
- SightsLanza — BreraM2
- SightsMontenapoleone — fashion districtM3
- SightsTre Torri — CityLifeM5
- SightsSan Siro StadioM5
Step-free accesscheck
M4 and M5 are fully step-free; M1–M3 have lifts at many but not all stations (check).
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Validate your ticket at the gate; keep it until you exit (the gates read it again).
- Stand right on escalators.
After the last traincheck
- Night buses replace the metro lines (routes marked N) about 00:30–06:00, every 30 min or so (check).Night buses replace the metro lines (routes marked N) about 12:30 AM–6:00 AM, every 30 min or so (check).
- White taxis at ranks, or the itTaxi and FREENOW apps.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.