2259 Milan - Malpensa/Linate

Hi

I am looking to get a break away in mid April to somewhere in Italy. I want to fly as low a cost as possible (obviously !) and the trip will be on quite a tight budget. I want to fly from ideally Gatwick.After looking at the low cost airlines easyjet are offering around £150 for 2 adults and an under 2 year old. This seems good value and the flight times aren't too early or too late - which we don't want because of our baby.

Is there anywhere locally to Malpensa/Linate for a 3 night stay near Milan ? A few sights,nice restaurants,baby friendly locals !??

Thanks for your time - people have offered me some cracking advice on previous queries so hopefully you can help ........

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Travel & Holiday Advice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 09:25

Hi Danny.
you would not go wrong if you flew to malpensa and headed for lake como for a couple of days, base yourself there and you could do a day trip to milan, it's only about 1 hour by train.
Linate is central to milan and unless you want to spend 3 days there then would avoid flying there.
I love milan, have been about 20 times but it's not everyones cup of tea.
regards.
Gary

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 09:54

Danny,
Malpensa is probably better than Linate, as Gary says.

Neither is particularly good for staying close to, so I'd suggest you hire a car. [I have found that the Kelkoo site gives great bargains for car hire]

You could go to Lake Maggiore [easier to get to by car from Malpensa than Como - which requires using the Milan 'Ring Road'] - plenty to do there for a few days.

Probably the best place to stay is Stresa [plenty of hotels at all prices], and you can tour from there - by road or steamer [or train].

Lovely area

Remember, if you are near Milan [or probably anywhere else in Italy] over Easter - the roads get very busy.

Good luck

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 11:49

Actually, I find Linate handy. It's €3 and 20 minutes on the bus to the Central station and train fares are cheap. Aosta would be too far for you, but as an example its only €10 single. The Treni d'Italia website: [url]http://www.trenitalia.it/[/url] can help with times and fares.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 12:17

[QUOTE=alan haynes]You could go to Lake Maggiore [easier to get to by car from Malpensa than Como - which requires using the Milan 'Ring Road'] - plenty to do there for a few days.

Probably the best place to stay is Stresa [plenty of hotels at all prices], and you can tour from there - by road or steamer [or train].

Lovely area[/QUOTE]

I could not agree more. While both lakes have their pros, there are more to Maggiore, particularly in the Stresa/Golfo Borromeo area. Stresa has some interesting little shops.

It really is a stress-free zone.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 15:01

thanks everyone for the advice !!

I will do some research into places to stay - my girlfriend has relatives in Switzerland near the border of Italy so that could be worth looking into.