If you come to Milan for work, the area between Milano Centrale and Corso Buenos Aires is the most convenient: trains to all of Italy, metro lines M1, M2 and M3 a few minutes away, and direct links to Fiera Rho and all three airports. This guide covers where to stay, where to work outside your room and how to get between meetings.
Why choose the Centrale – Buenos Aires area
- Trains: Frecce and Italo high-speed trains to Rome, Turin, Venice, Bologna and Florence leave from Milano Centrale.
- Metro: M1 (red) to Rho Fiera, Duomo and City Life via Cadorna; M2 (green) to Porta Garibaldi, Cadorna and Assago; M3 (yellow) to Duomo and Rogoredo.
- Airports: Malpensa Express and buses from Centrale, buses to Bergamo Orio al Serio and Linate. Details in our guide Getting to and from the airports.
- Trade fairs: take the M1 towards Rho Fieramilano. See Fiera Milano Rho.
Working outside your room
Between Centrale, Porta Venezia and Porta Nuova there are many coworking spaces with day passes and meeting rooms by the hour. Check each one’s website for opening hours and day-pass prices before you go, as they change often.
For a quick call or a few hours of work, the cafés of Corso Buenos Aires and NoLo also work well: pick one with large tables and sockets and avoid lunchtime. For good food near the suite read Where to eat around Corso Buenos Aires.
Getting between meetings
- Porta Nuova and Garibaldi (offices, Gioia, Isola): M2 or M3 + M5, or a 20–25 minute walk.
- City Life and the Three Towers: M1 to Cadorna or Pagano, then M5, about 30 minutes.
- City centre and Duomo: M1 from Lima or M3 from Centrale, 10 minutes.
- Taxis and cars: the centre has the paid Area C zone; read Cars, Area C and parking.
Metro tickets and passes are explained in Getting around Milan: for 2–3 days of meetings, paying with a contactless card at the turnstiles is almost always the best option.
Staying at Mercadante Suite on business
- 10 minutes’ walk from Milano Centrale, metro M1 Lima 5 minutes away.
- Self check-in from 3:00 pm: arrive late in the evening without waiting for anyone.
- Free Wi-Fi, a desk in the Corso Buenos Aires Suite, coffee machine in the room.
- Luggage storage on departure day, handy if your last meeting is in the afternoon.
- Invoice to your company and, for stays of 7 nights or more, a discounted weekly rate.
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