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The Metro cards. It is also possible to buy DIRECTORY
There are four metro lines: num- them via SMS (see www.atm.it).
ber 1 (red), 2 (green), 3 (yellow) Tourist tickets are good value. Trams and Buses
and 5 (purple). One further line They cost from €4.50/8.25 and ATM
is being planned or constructed, are valid for 24/48 hours. Weekly Tel 02-48 60 76 07.
with the proposed Line 4 and monthly passes (abbona- ∑ atm-mi.it
connecting Linate airport to the menti) are also available. The For season tickets and travel
city. Stations all have escalators Milano Card, also available for passes: Duomo, Cadorna,
and many have lifts for disabled tourists, gives free public trans- Centrale FS, Garibaldi FS,
passengers (see Back Endpaper), port for three days (see p206). Loreto and Romolo stations.
and they are usually located Milanese public transport Open 7:45am–7:15pm Mon–Sat.
close to tram and bus stops. The usually operates from 6am to District Radiobus
trains run approximately every 12:30am, but some buses and Tel 02-48 03 48 03 (1pm–2am) to
2 minutes during rush hour and trams run until 2am. book time and route (service runs
are often crowded. They run 10pm–2am).
every 5 minutes at other times
of the day. Once stamped, Guided Tours
tickets can also be used for
other means of public transport ALGAT
within 90 minutes. Via Giovanni Aurispa 2.
Map 7 B3. Tel 02-55 21 04 77.
∑ guideturistichemilano.it
Passante Ferroviario Ticket for the metro ATMosfera Restaurant Tram
This commuter train service Tel 02-48 60 76 07.
links the northwest of Milan Guided Tours ∑ atm-mi.it
with the metro. The line goes A unique way of touring Milan Autostradale
from Porta Vittoria to Bovisa, is on an antique tram made Passaggio Duomo 2.
with intermediate stops at into an Orient Express-style Map 7 C1. Tel 02-33 91 07 94.
Porta Venezia, Piazza della restaurant. Called ATMosfera, ∑ autostradale.it
Repubblica, Stazione Garibaldi the tram, which offers dinner Centro Guide Milano
and Via Lancetti. (and lunch, if you book the Via Pietro Calvi 5.
entire tram), leaves from Piazza Map 4 F5. Tel 02-86 45 04 33.
Castello, on the corner of Via ∑ centroguidemilano.net
Tickets and Timetables Beltrami, Tuesday to Sunday;
All tickets and travelcards can be the tour lasts around 2 hours. Ordine Architetti
used for above-ground transport, Reservations must be made ∑ ordinearchitetti.mi.it/en/
mappe/itinerari/repertorio
the metro and the Passante by 7pm the day before.
Ferroviario. Tickets are valid for Zani Grand Tour leaves twice Zani Viaggi
90 minutes on all lines but they daily (9:30am and 2:30pm) from Foro Bonaparte 76. Map 3 B5.
cannot be used twice on the Foro Bonaparte. From Tuesday Tel 02-86 71 31. ∑ zaniviaggi.it
metro and Passante Ferroviario. to Sunday, this 3½-hour bus
Tickets and electronic tour includes visits to Teatro
travelcards must be bought alla Scala and its Museum, the online, at their office and on
in advance from newsstands, Duomo and The Last Supper. board (sightseeing tours only).
tobacconists and automatic Zani also runs two daily hop-on, Autostradale offers two
vending machines in metro hop-off open-topped buses, daily tours leaving from
stations, which operate with City Sightseeing, from Piazza Passaggio Duomo at 9:30am
coins, banknotes and credit Castello. Tickets are available and 11am, both with a visit to
The Last Supper. Buy tickets
online or at the office. They
also organize walking tours
from April to July and
September to October.
ALGAT (Association of
Lombard Guides) organizes
private walking tours and
museum visits. Centro Guide
Milano offers customized
history- and culture-themed
tours of the city, while the
Ordine Architetti organizes
themed itineraries that take
in some of Milan’s most iconic
Milan’s antique ATMosfera tourist tram modern buildings.

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