Milan is too big a city toSatisfy one airport. Moreover, so many people rush into the center of world fashion, the greatest center of catwalks and Mecca of shopaholics, that already two city hubs - Linate and Malpensa - cannot receive it. And because the ships, passengers who follow to Milan, take the nearby city of Bergamo (Italy). This airport is officially called Orio al Serio. He received his name according to the area in which it is located. In this article we will tell about this yet another air harbor of the capital of Lombardy. Many tourists are discouraged by the question: how to get from Bergamo airport to Milan? Transit passengers are gnawing at the thought that they will not be able to catch a connecting flight from Malpensa or Linate. In this article we will try to dispel all doubts.
Bergamo on a map of Italy
First a few words about the city itself.He is known to the Russian audience exclusively because of the Soviet musical “Truffaldino from Bergamo” with Konstantin Raikin and Natalia Gundareva in the lead roles. But, believe me, there is something to see in this Lombard city. It is worth coming from Orio al Serio to Bergamo to spend at least a couple of hours there. After all, the airport is only three and a half kilometers from the beautiful city on the mountain. Bergamo on the map of Italy is located 50 km north-east of Milan. And from the capital of Italy, Rome, it is separated by almost five hundred kilometers. In the old part of Bergamo will take you the funicular. Among the most famous sights, which tourists are recommended to see guides, include the Cathedral with a separate baptistery, the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Croce and St. Michael, Donizetti Theater.
The history of Bergamo Airport
It began back in 1911.Then in the small town of Osio Sotto, not far from Bergamo, the first airfield appeared. In 1939, just before the Second World War, it was expanded and strengthened, making it suitable for the adoption of military aircraft. The hub remained in charge of the Italian Air Force until 1970, when it became clear that Malpensa was unable to cope with the growing number of flights. Airport Bergamo-Milan rebuilt under the needs of civil aviation for two years. The first commercial flight departed from this air port in 1972. Now the airport has two official names: Orio al Serio (by the area in which it is located) and Caravaggio (in honor of the famous Italian painter). This air harbor is the second busiest among Milan hubs. It is inferior only Malpense.
The specificity of the airport of Bergamo
To understand it, you need to know something about low-cost.The price of the ticket lays the costs of servicing the airports of departure and arrival. Hubs have different pricing for their services. Malpensa is a very expensive airport. Therefore, in order to reduce the price of their tickets, low-cost airlines companies choose the most distant air ports from the metropolis. Therefore, the International Airport. Caravaggio, better known as Bergamo-Milan, specializes in accepting low cost flights. Leading loucosters like Wizzair and Rianair have made it their favorite harbor. From Russia, Moscow "Domodedovo", here sends the company Blue-Express. At this small airport in Bergamo, there is only one runway. But the traffic is very saturated. In an hour about a dozen liners start from here.
Services at the airport of Bergamo
Passengers are served by one small terminal.However, for small sizes everything is thought out and extremely functional. At the airport of Bergamo-Milan, there are nineteen stores, including duty-free. For a snack or a solid meal, there are six restaurants and bars. There is also a VIP room. It costs eighteen euros, but here you can spend time waiting for the flight very comfortably - using a computer with the Internet, snacks and drinks are included in the price. Luggage can be left in the luggage room, which is located in the arrival hall. This service will cost three euros a small cell and five - a large one. Parking in front of the entrance is divided into zones 1 and 2. At the first you can briefly, up to ten minutes, leave the car for free. In the terminal, from eight in the morning until nine in the evening without days off, the tourist office is open.
Bergamo (airport): how to get to Milan and Malpensa, other cities of Italy
The network of air harbors of the capital of Lombardy is connectedbetween a bus service. To get to Milan, you can take a taxi. It will cost 60-80 euros. A short trip to the center of Bergamo will cost about 25. There are more budget options. For example, train. The railway line to Milan's Bergamo Airport has not yet been laid, but every half an hour a shuttle leaves from the terminal to the station. A ticket to it costs 2.3 euros. The road takes only ten minutes. From Bergamo Station to Milan Central Station, there are electric trains. The journey takes about forty minutes. There are direct buses to Milan. The ticket costs about five euros, travel time - an hour. But this option is not good for peak times, when you can stand in traffic jams for an hour and a half at the entrance to the capital of Lombardy. If you are traveling through Milan in transit, and the connecting flight leaves from Malpensa Airport, look for a bus stop called Orioshuttle. A ticket to him costs eighteen euros. Straight from Bergamo airport you can go to Turin (buses run three times a day) and to the alpine resorts (the Terravizion company).
Hotels nearby
With early departure, it makes sense to spend the night right at the airport of Bergamo-Milan. Two hundred meters from the terminal there is the NH Orio & Serio hotel.
