Italy
Milan
Italy's capital of fashion and design. Beneath the Duomo runs the country's largest metro network.
ATM buses and trolleybuses
Updated on August 19, 2026
How to ride
- 1Decide how you will pay before you boardNothing is sold on board - have a bank card, a RicaricaMi ticket or an app ticket ready first.
- 2Tap the on-board reader as soon as you get onHold your card or RicaricaMi to the reader right after boarding; app tickets are validated in the app first.
- 3On some routes, tap again before getting offTap again before getting off on lines 121, 130, 140, 165, 166 and 327, beyond zone Mi3, and on trips that never enter Milan.
- 4Press the red button for your stopBuses do not stop automatically - press the red button on board to request the next stop.
- 5For inspections, show the card or the screenShow the inspector the card or device you tapped; for an app ticket, show the validated ticket on the screen.
- 6After the last metro, check how far the night bus goesOnly NM3 and NM4 replace a metro line end to end; NM1 and NM2 cover part of theirs, and M5 has no night bus at all.
Fares
Single fares2
Passes & multi-ride4
Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026
Payment
Quick facts
Fares
YesMilano City PassIt contains the Mi1-Mi3 24-hour or three-day ticket itself
Daily fare cap(Limited)Only when tapping a bank card - from the fourth trip it caps at the day fare
Transfer discountsWithin 90 minutes you can change between surface lines and the metro freely
Facilities
Lifts (step-free)(Limited)89.4% of surface vehicles carry a manual ramp or a lift (measured at the end of 2025; the 2026 target is 75%). The ATM app now shows in real time whether the approaching bus, trolleybus or tram and the stop itself are accessible, and stops with electronic displays mark an accessible vehicle with a wheelchair icon next to the waiting time.
Rules
Smoking(Banned)No smoking on board, and none on underground platforms either
PetsFree across the whole ATM network
Fare evasion fine(Banned)EUR 39.30 plus the fare if paid to the inspector, EUR 170.00 after 60 days
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)For line numbers and stop names; trolleybus and diesel lines look identical on the map
Operating hoursBus lines start between 05:30 and 06:00 and finish between 00:30 and 01:45; trolleybus lines 90 and 91 are the exception and run continuously. The surface network has three timetables - winter, summer and August - and in 2026 the summer one runs from 27 June to 6 September (lines 4, 9, 14, 16, 24, 27, 43, 49, 54, 56, 57, 90, 91, 95 and all suburban lines switch on 4 July and back on 31 August). From 3 to 28 August weekdays run the Saturday timetable (lines 140 and 923 excepted, joined from 24 August by 423, 424, 431, 433, 528, 542, 560, 561 and 566), and Saturdays 22 and 29 August run the holiday timetable, with only lines 39, 55, 89, 130, 132, 140, 151-154, 352, 423, 424, 431, 433, 528, 542, 560, 561, 566, 705, 707, 783 and 965 keeping the normal Saturday one. Headways on the trunk lines are 4-12 minutes at peak and 6-15 off peak in winter, 6-12 and 7-15 in summer, 8-20 and 8-16 in August; other lines run 7-20 and 9-30 in winter, 8-30 and 10-30 in summer, 11-30 in August. After 21:00 the whole surface network drops to 15-30 minutes. Overnight, the metro-replacement lines NM1-NM4 plus 90/91 and N25/N26 run every night except 30 April, 1 May, 24 December and 25 December - but only NM3 (San Donato to Comasina) and NM4 (Linate to San Cristoforo) cover their metro line end to end. NM2 runs only between Cascina Gobba and Abbiategrasso, serving neither the Cologno branch nor anything between Gobba and Gessate, and NM1 is split into two halves (Quartiere degli Olmi-Bisceglie-Cairoli and Sesto 1 Maggio-Molino Dorino) that meet at Cadorna, Conciliazione and Pagano. There is no night line matching M5. Eight more lines - N15, N24, N27, N42, N54, N57, N80 and N84 - are added only on Friday, Saturday and pre-holiday nights. The Radiobus (Q lines) is a dial-a-ride service every night from 22:00 to 02:00. On 25 December and 1 May service is cut back to roughly 07:00-19:30.
Heads-up
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Buying in the app does not validate the ticket
Buying in the app is not enough - you are still fare-dodging until you open the Wallet, pick the ticket and tap to validate it before boarding. Updating or reinstalling the app while a ticket is in use wipes the validated ticket.
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A whole wallet at the reader charges the wrong card
Do not hold a wallet or a bag against the reader. One universal reader handles season-ticket cards and bank cards alike, so several cards at once means either nothing is read or the wrong card is charged.
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Folding bikes ride free only when folded shut
A folding bike or an electric scooter may only be carried on a bus or trolleybus when it is folded shut, one per passenger, and no larger than 80 x 110 x 40 cm when closed. There is no charge for it.
Timetable
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