This article contains information about taxis in Milan that may be useful to you when traveling. Milan taxi drivers are real professionals. They will get you to the right place in a short time.
Milan taxi
Taxi cars in Milan are white with a black Taxi sign on the roof. They are run by private companies, but all have licenses from city authorities. Prices and services are strictly regulated. See rates here.
Taxi service cost
Landing Fee:
- in the afternoon € 3.30;
- on a holiday € 5.40;
- at night (21:00 - 06:00) - € 6.50.
The cost of 1 km of the journey is € 1.09.
The cost of 1 hour is € 28.32.
Baggage: free if it is placed in the trunk of a car.
Taxis from Malpensa Airport
You will find a taxi at the exit of terminals 1 and 2. It takes about 50 minutes to get to the city center. Be sure to check with the driver the cost of your trip.
There should be a sticker on the windshield of the car: “Taxi autorizzato per il servizio aeroportuale lombardo”. This is a guarantee that you will be charged a fixed price. A transfer to the center of Milan from Malpensa Airport will cost around € 70.
Taxis from the airport can be ordered via Milan "> here.
Taxi from Linate Airport
The cost of a transfer to the city center from Linate Airport is from € 30, the journey will take no more than 20 minutes.
Airport taxis can be ordered online here.
Taxi from Bergamo Airport
The fare to the city of Bergamo from Bergamo Airport is € 20-25. The fare to the center of Milan from Bergamo Airport is € 70-85.
Airport taxis can be ordered online here.
Tipping in a taxi
Tipping is optional, but welcome. Milan taxi drivers decided to leave € 0.5-1 for tea.
Taxi in Milan
Tips
Carry some small money while getting in a taxi, as taxi drivers strive to keep change if the client has a large bill. The agreed price is usually overpriced. It is fixed only over long distances, for example, to airports. If the driver offers to negotiate the price of the trip in advance, then he wants, most likely, to deceive you.
Make sure the taxi meter is working. Otherwise, transfer to another machine. Usually a broken counter is just a trick to take more money from you.
You need to know your address precisely, preferably in Italian, so that the driver does not have a chance to drop you off not where you need, but where he is comfortable.
Credit cards do not accept all taxis. This is best clarified before the trip.
About all types of transport in Milan, I wrote here.
How to order a taxi
Taxis can be ordered by phone. An automated system will connect you to the nearest parking lot. Call charges are only taken if ordered. And keep in mind that drivers turn on the meter immediately after the order call, so be prepared to pay for the distance that the taxi driver will travel to get to you.
It is better to take a taxi in special parking lots, which are not few in the city. Then you do not have to pay a taxi fare to your location. It is not customary to catch a taxi on the street (this will cost more and is unsafe).
List of taxi companies
City Airport Taxis, MilanoTaxi, TaxiBlu, Radiotaxi, Taxi-milan.com.
Or a service in Russian → KiwiTaxi.
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