Driving into Milan’s Area C costs €7.50 a day, charged Monday to Friday 7:30–19:30. At weekends and on public holidays there is no charge. Inside the zone, street bays cost €3 an hour for a maximum of 2 hours. The cheaper alternative is an ATM interchange car park on the metro, such as Lampugnano, where up to 5 hours costs €1.50. Below: how to pay, what it costs, where to park inside and outside.
Do you need a car in Milan? Not for the city itself: the metro and trams cover the Duomo, Brera and the Navigli. A car pays off for Lake Como, Bergamo, the Franciacorta or the Alps. Most visitors pick one up at Malpensa, outside Area C: compare car hire at Milan Malpensa on DiscoverCars, or read our Italy car hire guide.
| Question | Answer (2026) |
|---|---|
| Where? | The historic centre inside the Cerchia dei Bastioni ring, with cameras at every entry gate |
| When? | Monday to Friday, 7:30–19:30. Not on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays |
| Cost | €7.50 per day, unlimited entries on the same day |
| Paid late? | A deferred ticket costs €22.50 within 7 days |
| Partner garages | Area C ticket reduced to €4.50 if you park more than 1 hour in a city partner garage |
| Banned cars | Petrol Euro 0–3 and diesel Euro 0–5, ticket or not |
Source: Comune di Milano, Area C. Rental cars are almost always recent Euro 6 models, so for most visitors the only question is the €7.50.
Buy the daily ticket online on the city’s Area C service, in the MyAreaC app, at parking meters, ATM points or tobacconists (tabaccherie). You can pay on the day of entry or afterwards; a ticket bought late within 7 days costs €22.50 instead of €7.50. Unpaid entries turn into fines.
| Bay | Price | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Blue lines inside Area C | €3 per hour | Maximum 2 hours |
| Blue lines in outer areas | From €1.20 per hour | Rates by area on the meter |
| Yellow lines | – | Residents, disabled badge holders, loading only |
| Any blue bay 0:00–8:00 | Free | – |
Rates from the ATM street-parking tariff sheet. Pay at the meter or with the EasyPark or MooneyGo apps.
| Car park | Address | From (Parclick) | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car Central – Duomo | Via Chiaravalle 12 | €3 for 1 hour | Duomo, Galleria |
| Garage Sforza | Via Francesco Sforza 4 | €5 for 1 hour | Duomo, Università Statale |
| SABA Cardinal Ferrari | Piazza Cardinale Andrea Ferrari 8 | €20 for 1 day | A full day, Porta Romana side |
| Bligny | Via Salasco 36 | €3 for 1 hour | Navigli, Bocconi |
| The Big – Stazione Garibaldi | Via Carlo de Cristoforis 8 | €2.40 for 1 hour | Porta Garibaldi, Brera |
| Parking Settembrini | Via Luigi Settembrini 19 | €2.70 for 1 hour | Milano Centrale station |
Lowest “from” prices Parclick showed on 31 October 2026; the total depends on your dates and length of stay. Garages inside the ring still need the Area C ticket on weekdays; the city keeps a list of partner garages where it drops to €4.50. Check on the booking page whether the access route crosses an Area C gate.
ATM, Milan’s transport company, runs interchange car parks at metro stations on the edge of the city. They are unattended, open early morning to late evening, and outside Area C. A metro ticket costs €2.20 for 90 minutes.
| Length of stay | ATM interchange car park |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 hours | €1.50 |
| 5–10 hours | €2.00 |
| 10–15 hours | €2.50 |
| 15–19 hours | €4.00 |
| 19–24 hours | €7.50 |
| Car park | Metro line | Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Famagosta | M2 (green) | 2,196 |
| San Donato | M3 (yellow) | 1,941 |
| Lampugnano | M1 (red) | 1,830 |
Tariff from the ATM Lampugnano page, checked 31 October 2026. More stations and prices in our Milan park-and-ride guide.
Area B covers most of the city and has no charge: it only bans older, more polluting vehicles on weekdays 7:30–19:30. Area C is the small paid zone in the centre. Since 1 October 2026 a regional rule also keeps Euro 5 diesel cars out of the Milan urban area on weekdays 7:30–19:30. A modern rental car passes Area B freely and only pays in Area C.
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Compare Milan garages on Parclick →Enter the hourly rate of your car park. Street bays inside Area C cost €3 an hour (2 hours maximum); Parclick garages near the Duomo started at €3–5 for 1 hour on 31 October 2026. The Area C ticket (€7.50 on weekdays) is extra.
€7.50 per day, with unlimited entries on the same day. A ticket bought late, within 7 days, costs €22.50.
No. Area C applies Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 19:30 and not on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays.
Yes. Cameras read every plate. If you do not pay, the fine goes to the rental company, which forwards it with an admin fee.
Yes, in blue bays: €3 an hour for a maximum of 2 hours. Yellow bays are for residents and authorised vehicles. For longer stays use a garage.
Park at an ATM interchange car park such as Lampugnano, Famagosta or San Donato (€1.50 for up to 5 hours) and take the metro in for €2.20.
No. Area B covers most of the city and bans older polluting vehicles without charging anyone; Area C is the paid zone in the centre.
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Page last fact-checked on 31 October 2026 against the Comune di Milano Area C and Area B pages, the ATM tariffs for street parking, interchange car parks and metro tickets, the Parclick Milan listing and DiscoverCars. Rules change; the signs at the gates and on the meters are what count.
See also: Parking in Italy (all cities)
