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Three airports serve Milan. Milan Malpensa airport is the biggest, handling more than 16 million passengers a year. Milan Malpensa airport is located 48 kilometers (30 miles) from the city centre. Milan is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination. The city becomes even easier to reach, with extremely frequent flights and good connections to Milan airports from all over the world.

Milan Malpensa airport handles mainly international flights, and has two terminals. Terminal 1 serves arrivals and departures for international and domestic services. Built in 1998, this terminal opened in 1998 and was designed to handle 24 million passengers each year. Terminal 2 - is for charter flights and some international and domestic services. There is a regular shuttle bus service between Milan Malpensa airport's two terminals which departs from the forecourt

Malpensa airport telephone no. is +39 02 748 5220.

Milan city centre can be reached in less than 50 minutes from Milan Malpensa airport, with a reliable, fast train system and with direct access to main roads. The fastest way to cover the distance is via Malpensa Express train, which connects Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa airport with the centre of Milan (Cadorna Station) in 40 minutes. If you land at Malpensa Terminal 2, courtesy buses can ferry you to the airport train station.

Bus services run from Milan Malpensa terminal departures area and travel to various locations in and around Milan. The Malpensa Shuttle departs every 20 minutes to Milan Central Station from 06:20 to midnight and the journey lasts around an hour. There is also a bus service to Milan Gallarate Station which runs every 20 minutes between 05:35 to 19:50 and another shuttle bus that connects Milan's Malpensa and Linate airports at regular intervals throughout the day.

Milan Malpensa airport facilities include a bureau de change service, 24-hour cash machines (ATM's) and banking facilities.

A selection of restaurants, cafes and bars are available for passengers to enjoy, as is a shopping centre with many large shops. These include a pharmacy, a beauty salon, and duty-free shops.

One can hire a car from Milan Malpensa airport, from one of the many hire companies present. The airport has direct access to the A8, A26 and a new road is planned linking the A4 Milan-Turin highway to Milan's western ring road. The journey into Milan by car should take around 45 to 50 minutes, although this can be longer at peak times.

Malpensa airport has both short and long-term parking available. Terminal 1 has a multi-level garage next to the terminal and long term parking nearby. Terminal 2 has a 3,000 space car park near the terminal.

Milan Malpensa airport also has special facilities for disabled passengers.

There are also usually plenty of taxis lined up by the main arrivals and departures area of each terminal.