Driving can be a good option as well, as the major European motorways link the city with the rest of the continent. A reasonable budget option is the bus provided by Eurolines, connecting points throughout Europe.

By air: the Milan area is served by two airports: Malpensa Airport and Linate Airport. Milan Malpensa is the main airport, which sees the majority of air traffic and in particular international flights, while Linate Airport is the main domestic hub.

By train: Milan has three major rail stations: Stazione Centrale (central station) is located at Piazza Duca d'Aosta; Stazione Nord (north station); and Stazione Porta Garibaldi (Garibaldi station).

Stazione Centrale is actually the city’s main rail station, with trains arriving from all points in Italy, including daily services from Venice that take 3 hours, 30 minutes; from Florence, 3 hours, 30 minutes; from Turin and Genoa, 90 minutes; from Rome, 6 hours; and from Naples, 8 hours. Trains from France and Switzerland also arrive here; while the regional services tend to use the other two stations.

By road: Milan is well connected from every direction by motorways, making it easily reachable from all other parts of Italy – as well as from France and Switzerland. The major access routes include the A1, linking Milan with Florence and Rome; the A4, linking Milan with Verona and Venice (to the east) and Turin (to the west); the A7, linking Milan with Genoa (to the south-west); and the A8, linking Milan with the Swiss border (to the north-west).

You are advised that driving in Milan can be difficult, largely due to the congestion of the city’s streets, the many pedestriaised areas and the difficulty in finding parking.