Getting around from Isola
Isola and Zara (M5), Garibaldi FS (M2, M5, Passante, regional trains and Malpensa Express) and Gioia (M2) at the edges; trams 7 and 33 terminate at piazzale Lagosta. One of the best-connected neighbourhoods in Milan without a car.
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Metro and trains
Isola station (M5, exits on via Volturno) is in the heart of the quarter; Zara (M3 and M5) is at piazzale Lagosta, Gioia (M2) on via Melchiorre Gioia. Five to ten minutes' walk away is Garibaldi FS: M2, M5, a Passante station (lines S1, S2, S5, S6, S13), lines S7, S8 and S11 towards Monza, Lecco and Como, regional and high-speed trains. Duomo is reached directly on M3 from Zara, or on M2 from Garibaldi to Cadorna and then M1; Centrale is two M2 stops from Garibaldi or direct on M3 from Zara.
Trams and bikes
Trams 7 and 33 terminate at piazzale Lagosta: the 33 reaches Lambrate via Centrale and Città Studi, the 7 heads to Precotto. Other tram lines run along via Farini towards Lanza and the centre. BikeMi stations at Garibaldi, Gae Aulenti and in the quarter; the cycle path towards the Martesana canal starts from via Melchiorre Gioia.
Airports
Malpensa: the Malpensa Express from Centrale also calls at Porta Garibaldi, so you leave from home with no changes. Linate: M5 to Garibaldi, M2 to Sant'Ambrogio and M4; or M3 from Zara to Duomo, M1 to San Babila and M4. Orio al Serio: coaches from Centrale.
Sources
Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30
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