Milan, Italy tourist guide

Milan Expo 2015 is on the northwest of the center of Milan,Fieramilanocity. It was held for six months. Milan Expo 2015 was held under the theme Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.  The exposition site covers 110 hectares (272 acres) and is expected to attract more than 20 million visitors from 01 May 2015 to 31 October 2015.

We are here on Milan for HOST (Equipment, coffee and food International Hospitality Exhibition). But of course we will give you a little review about other tourist area :p

For you who need to go to Rho Fiera, where the Expo annually held, the metro station to this area is Rho Fiera Station use M1 (Red line). Expo ticket will also give you an option to buy a package that including the Metro ticket to the area.

Rho Fieramilano station is located outside the inner city area, so you cannot use the urban €1.50 ticket. You can use the following tickets:

• Single ticket € 2.50, valid for a 105 minute trip from the time it is validated. In Milan valid on ATM’s and Trenord’s urban network. Outside Milan only valid on the M1 suburban metro line to and from RHO Fieramilano; not valid on the railway routes.
• Return ticket € 5.00, valid for two 105 minute trips from the time it is validated. In Milan valid on ATM’s and Trenord’s urban network. Outside Milan only valid on the M1 suburban metro line to and from RHO Fieramilano; not valid on the railway routes.
• Day pass € 7.00, valid from the time it is validated until the end of service for an unlimited number of trips. In Milan valid on ATM’s and Trenord’s urban network. Outside Milan only valid on the M1 suburban metro line to and from RHO Fieramilano; not valid on the railway routes. This ticket is sold and is valid only on the day of exhibition event.
• Urban pass holders can recharge a fare extension on their card as follows: a return ticket for 3.20 € allowing to travel on the M1 suburban route to and from Rho Fieramilano, or a single ticket for 1.60 €

You will need to buy metro and bus ticket and you can choose some option that will suite your itinerary. To buy a ticket online You can now download the new official ATM Milano App on your smartphone, available also in English. 

We choose to use this card for our daily transport need in Milan. 

RicaricaMi is a rechargeable electronic card that can store four types of tickets. In depth. 

Tickets can be purchased from the automatic machines located in metro station. 

For urban ticket option : 

Urban Ticket

Price: € 1.50 
Valid for 90 minutes after stamping, gives you unrestricted travels for all the Milan Municipality area. The ticket is valid for a single journey on the underground or rail network, including the urban rail lines of Trenord and the 'Passante Ferroviario' (Urban Railway Network).

One Day Ticket

Price: € 4.50
Valid for 24 hours after stamping, gives you unrestricted travels for all the Milan Municipality area. The ticket is valid even on the rail network, including the urban rail lines of Trenord and the 'Passante Ferroviario' (Urban Railway Network).

Two Day Ticket

Price: € 8.25

Valid for 48 hours after stamping, gives you unrestricted travels for all the Milan Municipality area. The ticket is valid even on the rail network, including the urban rail lines of Trenord and the 'Passante Ferroviario' (Urban Railway Network).

Now you ready to explore Milan!

What to do in Milan?

1. Duomo Cathedral   
Milan Cathedral  is the cathedral church of Milan, Italy. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the 5th-largest church in the world and the second largest in Italy. It's the icon of Milan. So make sure you do selfie here in Duomo Cathedral Square! 

If you want to see Milan from the rooftop of the Duomo Cathedral you need to buy a ticket. Opening hours and admission prices here 

2. Shopping in Milan, Italy
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is one of the world's oldest shopping malls. Housed within a four-story double arcade in central Milan,  the Galleria is named after Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It's next to Duomo Cathedral. Here you will find many branded fashion store. Just name it..

If you still not satisfied you can also walk to Via Monte Napoleone area. It's a walking distance from Duomo Cathedral. 

Tips : If you need public restroom, you can find it behind the Duomo Cathedral.
Remember, most of the store in Milan will closed at 19.00 p.m.
Other cafe and restaurant will stay open until around 22.00 p.m. on weekdays. 

Where to stay in Milan, Italy?We are staying at : Dieci Hotel

Where to stay in Milan

We are on business trip and we never thought that on the Milan Expo season, we got 4 star hotel in Milan in our budget. We are going to HOST (International Hospitality Exhibition at Fieramilano) which take around 1 hour trip from our hotel. On this post I will only share about our hotel in Milan. You can find another stories about Milan on my next post :)

Best places to stay in Milan when you're on business budget will be Hotel Dieci. Milan's hotel like most hotel in big cities is quite expensive. But we got our best price deal on Agoda last October 2015.

Dieci Hotel is not really in the center area of Milan. It's on Citta Study area. Click here if you need to find other hotel in other favorite area such as : Stazione Centrale, Milan city center

How to get there from Malpensa Milan Airport :

1. Take Malpensa Shuttle Bus to Central Station. Ticket online here. It's now cost 16 Euro for round trip. You can also buy the ticket at the airport. Don't worry, the bus depart every 20 minutes.

If you need to go to other area in Milan city, you can always take this Malpensa Shuttle Bus to Central station and change to use Metro or city bus. Milan transportation system is very good, they have bus and 4 metro lines you can take. 

2. At Central Station, take bus N 90 (Lotto - Isonzo) for 9 stops to L.Go Rio De Janeiro bus stop
As a first timer taking a bus is another adventure for us :p . Because the bus is not stopping in every bus stop. So you need to give attention to the bus stop.

Dieci Hotel will be on your left side. It's ok you can always stop at the next station if you miss the bus stop. Hehehe...Take bus N 91 across the street to going back.

3. At L.Go Rio De Janeiro bus stop, just walk accross the street. Dieci Hotel is just in front of you!

So easy to get this hotel and bus is the best transport to take to the city center or other places in Milan. The bus in front of the hotel connect you with 4 Milan metro lines.

If you need to take the Metro, the nearest Milan Metro Station will be Loreto station(5 bus stop from Dieci Hotel, take bus N 91 right in front of the hotel. So easy!

To see all the bus stop and bus lines in Milan, check here .


Enjoy your stay at Milan ;)

Breakfast at Dieci Hotel