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Travelling by Public Transport Tickets must be bought before
you get on from a nearby news-
To avoid stress and parking problems, the best and least stand or bar, and date-stamped
expensive way to get around town is to use public transport. on the bus or tram. There is
Milan has a very efficient city transport system, run by the a small machine to validate
Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), which comprises trams, (convalidare) your ticket; it is
usually at the front, behind the
buses, trolleybuses and the three lines of the underground driver, but on longer vehicles
railway (metropolitana). there are at least two, one in
the front and one at the back.
When you want to get off,
press the red button. A sign
saying “fermata prenotata”
will flash until the next stop is
reached. The driver will usually
open the doors when the tram
or bus reaches the stop; if
not press the button next to
the doors.
The ATM runs a night bus
called District Radiobus.
Call ahead to book a pick-up
A tramcar going through the Navigli quarter at your nearest stop. It costs
€4 a ride.
Trams and Buses The yellow signs also have a Always keep a close eye
Trams, buses and trolleybuses timetable, but be careful to on your personal belongings,
in Milan are efficient and serve distinguish the summer (estate) including luggage, particularly
virtually the entire city. They are from the winter (inverno) sched- on a crowded bus or tram.
always crowded, especially at ules, as they are posted side by Pickpockets – including
rush hour, and generally pass side. Italian timetables always children – are on the look-out
by every 5–7 minutes. use the 24-hour clock. for handbags, mobile phones
Bus and tram stops are easy On most buses and trams and wallets, and you must
to recognize. Each has a yellow you can use any door to get on be wary.
sign displaying the route taken. or get off. A few vehicles have Families travelling with prams
Stops are often located on signs indicating which door and people in wheelchairs will
islands in the road, with seats must be used to enter (entrare) find the newer, green trams
for waiting passengers. and exit (uscita). easier to board.

Corso Piazza
Useful Bus and Sempione Bausan Porta
Volta
Tram Routes
Stazione
Piazza L.
This map shows the best Arco della Lombarda Centrale
Pace
bus and tram routes for Pinacoteca
sightseeing in Milan. The Lanza di Brera
locations of major sights Piazza VI Piazza Cavour
Febbraio
Castello
are marked, as well as Sforzesco
the nearest useful stop. Castello Teatro
Sights should then only Sforzesco alla Scala
be a short walk away. Piazza Teatro
Virgilio Cadorna alla Scala
Santa Maria
delle Grazie Duomo
Duomo Largo
Piazza Sant’Ambrogio Augusto
Via Carducci
Viale
Key Sant’Ambrogio Pinacoteca Ungheria
Ambrosiana
Major sight
Piazza Resistenza
Tram route Partigiana
Bus route Colonne di
San Lorenzo Corso P.ta
Stop Romana
Via S. Sofia
Piazzale
Negrelli Gratosoglio
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