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'''[http://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en
Milano
Malpensa Airport]''' ({{IATA|MXP}}) is
a
large two-runway
airport
,
the
main airport
of [[Milan]]
,
the
capital of
[[Lombardy]], and [[Italy]]'s second-busiest airport, one of
the country's
two intercontinental hubs
(
the other
is
[[Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport|
Rome
Fiumicino
]]).
It serves the Lombardy, [[Piedmont
]]
and
[[
Liguria
]]
regions
. It is
40
km
from
Milan
;
the towns of [[Gallarate]] and [[Busto Arsizio]]
are
much
closer
to the
airport.
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'''[http://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en
Milan
Malpensa Airport]''' (
'''''Milano Malpensa''''';
{{IATA|MXP}}) is
the
main
airport
for
the
city
of [[Milan]]
and
the [[Lombardy]],
[[Piedmont]]
and
[[Liguria]] regions of northern
[[Italy]]
. It is the country
's second-busiest airport,
and
one of
its
two intercontinental hubs
,
the other
being
[[Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport|Fiumicino
Airport
]]
at
[[
Rome
]]. It is
located
40
km
north-west of
Milan
, near
the towns of [[Gallarate]] and [[Busto Arsizio]]
.
It
is
not Milan's only airport nor the closest
to the
city
centre – the smaller Linate Airport on the east side of Milan is 8 km from the city centre.
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[[File:Malpensa Airport Olivati-1.jpg|right|thumbnail|Planes at MXP]]
==Understand==
==Understand==
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The
airport
has two terminals that are 4 km apart by road. The newer and larger Terminal
1
opened in 1998 on the western side of the airport
.
The older Terminal 2 is
at
the northern end of the runways and is used only by Easyjet.
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[[File:Malpensa
Airport
Olivati-
1.
jpg|right|thumbnail|Planes
at
Malpensa]]
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Malpensa has two runways, and two terminals that are 4 km apart by road. The newer and larger Terminal 1 opened in 1998 on the western side of the airport. The older Terminal 2 is at the northern end of the runways and is used only by Easyjet.
==Flights==
==Flights==
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Pretty much every major [[Europe|European]], [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] and [[North Africa|North African]] carrier has flights to
Milano
Malpensa.
In addition,
Delta, United and Air Canada
connect the airport
to [[North America|North American]] destinations; Air China, Cathay Pacific, Korean, Singapore Airlines and Thai connect Malpensa to [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], and Alitalia also has a couple of intercontinental flights; and
finally,
TAM flies
to Malpensa
from [[Sao Paulo]]
, which means
that
there are flights
to MXP
from every continent save for [[Oceania]] and [[Antarctica]]. Several budget and charter airlines also fly
to Malpensa
.
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Pretty much every major [[Europe|European]], [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] and [[North Africa|North African]] carrier has flights to Malpensa. Delta, United and Air Canada
fly
to [[North America|North American]] destinations; Air China, Cathay Pacific, Korean, Singapore Airlines and Thai connect Malpensa to [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], and Alitalia also has a couple of intercontinental flights; and TAM flies from [[Sao Paulo]]
.
So
there are flights from every continent save for [[Oceania]] and [[Antarctica]]. Several budget and charter airlines also fly
there
.
==Ground transportation==
==Ground transportation==
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Keep
in
mind
that
MXP
is
at least
1.5
hours
from central Milan by any mode of
transportation
.
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Malpensa
is
at
least
an
hour
and
a
half
from central Milan by any mode of
transport
.
===By train===
===By train===
* '''[http://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/ Malpensa Express]'''. This service, operated by Trenord, is the only frequent rail link between the airport and central Milan. Trains connect airport terminal 1 to Milano Cadorna, Milano Porta Garibaldi and Milano Centrale stations. A one-way ticket to the city center costs €12. A family (or group) ticket for up to 2 adults + 2 children (under 18 years old) is available for one-way trips for €25. Your ticket must be bought and validated in the station before boarding. You can no longer buy tickets on board. The only option for a passenger without a ticket is to contact a ticket inspector when boarding or immediately after boarding (a surcharge of €5 will be added to the cost of a full rate single ticket) [http://www.fnmgroup.it/website/file/2931.pdf]. Tickets can be booked online. You can buy a return ticket online for €18 for up to 30 days after the first trip. You need to select specific train dates and times, but you can take a later train within 4 hours of the selected ones [http://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/malpensa-express/tickets.aspx]. Online tickets do ''not'' need to be stamped or printed. You can show the ticket inspector your online ticket on your smartphone.
* '''[http://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/ Malpensa Express]'''. This service, operated by Trenord, is the only frequent rail link between the airport and central Milan. Trains connect airport terminal 1 to Milano Cadorna, Milano Porta Garibaldi and Milano Centrale stations. A one-way ticket to the city center costs €12. A family (or group) ticket for up to 2 adults + 2 children (under 18 years old) is available for one-way trips for €25. Your ticket must be bought and validated in the station before boarding. You can no longer buy tickets on board. The only option for a passenger without a ticket is to contact a ticket inspector when boarding or immediately after boarding (a surcharge of €5 will be added to the cost of a full rate single ticket) [http://www.fnmgroup.it/website/file/2931.pdf]. Tickets can be booked online. You can buy a return ticket online for €18 for up to 30 days after the first trip. You need to select specific train dates and times, but you can take a later train within 4 hours of the selected ones [http://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/malpensa-express/tickets.aspx]. Online tickets do ''not'' need to be stamped or printed. You can show the ticket inspector your online ticket on your smartphone.
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