Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) Taxis

The rank for taxis at Malpensa Airport is located just outside Terminal 1 by Gate 6. Taxi fares are fixed and a trip from the airport to any destination within the city limits costs EUR 90.00; passengers travelling to Milan Linate Airport must pay a fixed fare of EUR 100.00, while a one-way trip from Malpensa Airport to Varese costs EUR 65.00.

It is, however, possible to reduce this fare by booking a pick-up in advance. Milan Malpensa Airport Radiotaxis or taxi transfer shuttles between Malpensa and the city center can cost as little as EUR 75.00 for four passengers with some of the low cost taxi operators. With pre-booked Milan Malpensa Airport taxis a journey to Milan Linate Airport costs just EUR 35.00, while the trip from Milan to Orio al Serio costs EUR 80.00, if booked well in advance.

It is even cheaper to travel with Milan Malpensa Airport taxis, when a round trip is arranged before the day of arrival. The return journey to Orio al Serio will benefit from a 33% discount and will cost just EUR 60.00. For long-distance transfers to other Lombardy airports such as Turin for example, fares for round trips can be rather expensive and such journeys are better made by either hiring a car at Malpensa Airport or choosing coach travel instead.

Three passengers, two large and two small suitcases travelling to Turin Airport with Milan Malpensa Airport taxis will be charged EUR 420.00 for the return journey for a transfer in a Mercedes E-class vehicle. Pre-booked group transfers in minibuses like the Mercedes Vito allow up to eight passengers and their luggage to travel for just EUR 460.00 between Malpensa and Turin airports. For even larger travel groups there are 16-seater buses, which charge around EUR 794.00 for the round trip.

Milan Fashion Week and some of the other important trade fairs held in the city can keep taxi operators very busy indeed, but there should never be any long waiting time at the airport. The closest airport hotel is the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport, which is located right by Terminal 1, forming actually part of the terminal building itself. The Sheraton has 433 rooms, of which 58 are Club Rooms, and 19 comfortable suites as well as conference facilities and meeting rooms, a gym and a fine-dining restaurant.

Malpensa’s airport covers the northern-most part of Milan and is located approximately 25 miles or 48 km distance from the city center. In the heart of Milan there are well-known, branded hotels like the Marriott, the Hilton Milan and the Crowne Plaza Milan to name but a few. Closer to Malpensa Airport’s Terminals 1 and 2 but not as close as the Sheraton, Novotel Milano Malpensa Airport is a value for money, 4-star hotel with 208 rooms that is located within a short taxi ride from the arrivals area.

Hotel Cardano is also very close to the airport, offering guests with pre-booked accommodation a free shuttle transfer to and from the airport, making it unnecessary to queue for Milan Malpensa Airport taxis or travel by bus into the city center to find accommodation. It’s an ideal spot for business travelers, as the hotel provides free Wi-Fi access, too.

Milan-registered operators of taxis Milan Malpensa Airport services are the only members of the “fixed-fare” community. All taxi operators with businesses registered outside of Milan city limits can charge per meter reading. These operators can be recognised quite easily, as they do not have a card displayed in their windows or by the driver’s seat.

All taxi drivers must pay the tolls due on various routes into and out of Milan, but when travelling in a non-fixed fare taxi passengers usually find their driver chooses a “scenic route” via a non-toll road, which is naturally more time-consuming and slower than a toll-levied motorway. Any toll charges levied on taxis Milan Malpensa Airport are included in the total fare and are always paid by the driver, never by the passenger directly.