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Parking at Milan Malpensa:
The Complete Guide to Airport Parking
Where to park at Milan Malpensa airport
The Milan Malpensa Airport offers travelers a considerable number of parking spaces to park with comfort and security, depending on their needs.
This intercontinental airport is located in the provincial territory of Varese, about 50 km from the center of Milan, to which it is connected by the Malpensa Express railway line operated by Trenord and the A8 motorway. It is the second largest Italian airport by number of passengers after Rome Fiumicino.
Leaving your car at Malpensa airport is permitted both in the official parking lots within the airport area, as well as outside in various private facilities. In this guide, we'll show you what options are available and how much they cost.
The official parking lots of Milan Malpensa Airport
The official parking lots of Milan Malpensa Airport are managed by Milan Airports Parking – as well as those of Milan Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio, which together form the Milan airport system – and provide a total of 17,700 spaces, with 11,000 at Terminal 1 and 6,700 at Terminal 2.
You can book them online through the company's website, or pay on-site, with the option to use the Telepass device and enjoy a faster procedure, thanks to dedicated entry and exit lanes, just like on the highway. This way, you avoid both having to collect and keep the ticket and queuing at the automatic payment machines. You also benefit from dedicated parking spaces and the payment is charged directly to your account (which you can monitor via app).
If you arrive at Malpensa by car, you can choose between short-term and long-term parking according to your needs. There is also a free shuttle service between the two terminals, running every 15 minutes from 4:00 AM to 1:30 AM and every 45 minutes from 1:30 AM to 3:45 AM.
Where to park at Malpensa: short-term parking
If you need a short stop at Malpensa – for example, if you're accompanying someone to catch a flight or waiting for an arriving flight – you'll find these solutions and rates.
Terminal 1:
- P7 (Arrivals): access on the right on the Arrivals level road;
- South Arrivals: access further ahead on the left;
- P8 (Arrivals): access on the right toward Arrivals about halfway along the terminal;
- North Arrivals: access on the left relative to P8;
- P9 (Departures): access on the right of the Departures level ramp;
- P10 (Departures): access at the end of the Departures level ramp.
Terminal 2:
- Departures Parking Area;
- Arrivals Parking Area.
Where to park at Malpensa: long-term parking
If you are leaving for a trip and need to leave your car at the airport for several days, at Milan Malpensa the long-term parking lots are organized as follows.
Terminal 1:
- P1 Long Term - 1100 uncovered spaces;
- P2 Executive - 2700 covered spaces;
- P3 Express - 1500 uncovered spaces;
- P4 Holiday - 1100 uncovered spaces, with pedestrian access to Terminal 1.
Terminal 2:
- P5 Easy - 2700 uncovered spaces;
- P6 Smart Uncovered - 2000 uncovered spaces;
- P6 Smart Up - 340 uncovered spaces;
- P6 Smart Covered - 900 covered spaces;
- P6 Smart Plus - 70 covered spaces.
Parking at Malpensa for people with disabilities
In all airport parking areas, there are numerous free parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities or reduced mobility, whose car must display the appropriate badge.
At Milan Malpensa Airport, the recommended parking lots for this type of need are P2 (level -1) for Terminal 1 and P5 for Terminal 2. In both locations, you can activate the free airport assistance service.
To take advantage of free parking, you must go to the help desk with your parking ticket, the original disability badge, an ID document, and your travel ticket.
External parking at Milan Malpensa
As an alternative to the official parking facilities at Milan Linate Airport, you can leave your car in privately managed structures outside the airport area, which offer various solutions. The main ones are:
Near the airport, several private facilities are available:
- MX Park (Via Giuseppe Giusti, Somma Lombardo): from €27.50 per day;
- Suprema Malpensa (Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, Cardano al Campo): from €28.00 per day;
- Dedalo Parking (Via Adua, Lonate Pozzolo): from €37.00 per day.