Airport location, terminals and transportation
Milan Malpensa Airport is the main air terminal of Milan. This international airport is located 45 km from Milan. It services roughly 35 million people every year. At MXP, passengers are served in two terminals. T1 focuses on regular flights, while T2 is meant for charter and low-budget flights. Terminal 1 has 3 satellite concourses, which are A, B and C. Concourses B and C handle Schengen flights. The terminals are connected to each other by free round-the-clock shuttle service.
The capital is accessible via railway by Malpensa Express trains (from Milan Cadorna station). Express trains stops near Terminals 1 and 2. Public buses run to Milan Linate Airport. Taxi stands are found at exit 6 from the arrival hall in Terminal 1 and at exit 4 of Terminal 2. In addition, buses take travellers from the airport to a lot of resorts of the region.
Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car
Several international companies provide their car rental services in Terminal 1of Milan Malpensa Airport. These are Avis, Budget, Dollar, Europe, Gold car, Hertz, Thrifty, and Sixt. Furthermore, such regional car hire firms as Sicily by car auto Europa, Auto Europe, Locauto, Maggiore, and Win rent operate at the airport. The car rental facilities are positioned on the arrival level of the terminal.
In order to reach the car rental facilities of Terminal 2, one should proceed to railway station building which is situated next to the terminal. This car rental facility features the following companies: Avis, Budget, Europe, Sixt, and Locauto.
At the airport, the customers of the car rental companies may be offered a car rental service with a driver. This service is provided by two operators, which are European Limousine consortium and Worldwide Group. The car rental desk of European Limousine is placed in Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa Airport, exit 6 from the arrival hall. The representative office is open from 6 a.m. till midnight. The office of Worldwide Group, a company which offers limousine rental services with chauffeur, is stationed in the arrival hall of Terminal 2.
Electric car rental services of E-go are available at the airport. Online booking is the only way to rent an electric car. Rental rates for electric cars in MXP are lower than those for ordinary vehicles. The airport can offer a sufficient number of vehicles of this type. Several charging points for their service are provided. Electric car booking service is available 24 hours a day. Electric cars are collected according to the booking form. Customers may return electric cars to any E-go service point.
Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby
There are free parking areas for passengers arriving by car for pick-up and drop-off where one can park for 10 minutes. These areas are located next to Terminal 1 and the Sheraton Hotel.
Several parking lots, which are short-term parking lot, long-term parking lot, express parking lot, premium-class parking lot and holiday parking lot, are found near Terminal 1. Online parking space reservation and various discount programs are available. Valet parking services are provided in parking lot P2. Short-term parking lot (for no longer than 1 hour) is set in Terminal 2.
Two hotels are nestled in the territory of Milan Malpensa Airport. The Sheraton Hotel is situated in T1, and the Moxy Hotel is in T2.