Parking in Sesto San Giovanni costs €1.20 per hour on most blue bays, and the interchange car parks at Sesto Marelli and Sesto 1° Maggio FS charge at most €6 a day, right next to the M1 metro to central Milan. Street parking is paid Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 19:30 and free on Sundays and public holidays; commuter (A2) bays are capped at €4 a day. This guide covers the 2026 tariffs, the car parks, how to pay and how to avoid Milan’s Area C.
Do you need a car? Not for Milan itself: from Sesto the M1 takes you to the centre. A car makes sense for Lake Como, Bergamo or the Alps. Linate is the closest airport; compare prices at Milan Linate Airport on DiscoverCars, or read our guides to car hire in Italy and car hire at Bergamo Airport.
Sesto San Giovanni is a separate town on Milan’s northern border, with its own paid-parking plan run by APCOA for the municipality. Blue bays are grouped around the four transport hubs: Sesto 1° Maggio FS (railway and M1), Sesto Rondò (M1), Sesto Marelli (M1) and the area by the M5 terminus at Bignami, just over the Milan boundary. Each bay has a tariff letter on the sign, and that letter sets the hourly price and the daily maximum. Street parking is paid Monday to Saturday, 7:30 to 19:30, and free on Sundays and public holidays. Sesto lies outside Milan’s Area C and Area B, so parking here and taking the metro avoids both.
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| Option | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Marelli/M1 interchange car park | €1.20 per hour, max €6 per day | Open 24/7, next to Sesto Marelli M1 |
| FS/M1 interchange car park | €1.20 per hour, max €6 per day | Open 24/7, at Sesto 1° Maggio FS (trains and M1) |
| Resistenza underground car park | €1.20 per hour, max €12 per day | Open 24/7, near Sesto Rondò and the town centre |
| Street bays, tariff A2 (commuter) | €1.20 per hour, max €4 per day | Cheapest all-day street rate; Marelli, Rondò and FS areas |
| Street bays, tariff A1 or C1 | €1.20 or €1.50 per hour, max €6 per day | Interchange streets at Marelli; short-stay streets at the FS station |
| Street bays, tariff B or C2 | €1.20 per hour, max €12 per day | Residential and town-centre streets |
| Sundays and public holidays | Free on street | Paid hours are Monday to Saturday, 7:30–19:30 |
The minimum charge is 30 minutes (€0.60, or €0.80 on the C1 streets by the station). These prices come from the operator’s tariff sheet for the plan in force since 1 June 2023, which APCOA still publishes today. The concession runs until March 2027, so check the sign at the bay if you visit later.
For a day in Milan, the two interchange car parks run by APCOA are the obvious choice. They are open around the clock and stop charging at €6, however long you stay within the day. From either one, the red M1 line runs straight to Duomo.
The municipal interchange car park at Sesto Marelli, the first M1 station after the Milan city boundary. €1.20 per hour up to a maximum of €6 for the day. Pay at the automatic pay station with coins, notes or card, or with Telepass at the barrier.
At Sesto 1° Maggio FS, where suburban and regional trains meet the M1 terminus. Same tariff: €1.20 per hour and at most €6 per day. Pay at the meter with coins or card, or with the APCOA Flow app. Regular commuters can buy a €60 monthly pass.
Underground car park under Piazza della Resistenza, close to Sesto Rondò M1 and the shops on Via Roma. €1.20 per hour, capped at €12 a day, so it suits shorter visits to Sesto itself better than all-day parking.
The operator does not publish the number of spaces for each car park. On weekday mornings the interchange car parks fill with commuters, so arrive early or have the A2 street bays as a back-up.
Read the letter on the blue sign before paying. All street tariffs apply Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 19:30, except public holidays.
| Tariff | Where | Per hour | Daily maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Interchange | Marelli, e.g. Viale Italia and Viale Edison | €1.20 | €6 |
| A2 Commuter | Marelli, Rondò (incl. Piazza XXV Aprile car park) and Via Monte Grappa at the FS station | €1.20 | €4 |
| B Residents’ protection | Residential streets in all four areas | €1.20 | €12 |
| C1 High turnover FS | Viale Gramsci and the streets in front of the station | €1.50 | €6 |
| C2 High turnover centre | Rondò, e.g. Via Roma and Piazza della Resistenza | €1.20 | €12 |
Disc zones: some streets near the stations use a parking disc instead of meters. Without a residents’ permit you may stay 30 minutes, 7:30 to 19:30. White lines outside the plan’s areas are free, but the operator does not publish a list of them, so check the signs.
Street meters take coins and debit or credit cards. The APCOA Flow app charges your card afterwards, with no app fee, and lets you extend a session from your phone. The barrier car parks (Resistenza, Marelli/M1 and the FS high-turnover car park) have automatic pay stations for coins, notes and cards, and accept Telepass. Fully electric cars park free on the street, but only after the owner has applied online or at the APCOA counter on Via Puricelli Guerra 14.
Street parking is free all day on Sundays and public holidays, and on other days before 7:30 and after 19:30. There is no official list of free streets. Away from the four station areas many streets have white lines, but the plan moves bays from time to time, so trust the sign, not an old map. If you need all day near the metro, the €4 A2 bays or a €6 interchange car park cost little more than the metro ride.
Sesto is in fare zone Mi3, so the standard ATM Mi1–Mi3 ticket (€2.20, valid 90 minutes) covers the ride from any Sesto station to central Milan. A 24-hour ticket costs €7.60. A day trip for one person therefore costs €6 for parking and €4.40 for two tickets.
Sesto San Giovanni parking cost estimator
See car parks near Sesto on Parclick →Pre-filled with the standard €1.20 hourly rate. Daily caps: €6 at the Marelli/M1 and FS/M1 car parks, €4 on A2 street bays, €12 at Resistenza and on B or C2 streets. Street parking is free on Sundays and public holidays.
The interchange car parks at Sesto Marelli and Sesto 1° Maggio FS: €1.20 per hour and at most €6 per day, open 24/7, right next to the M1. A2 commuter street bays are cheaper still at €4 per day maximum, but there are fewer of them.
Most blue bays cost €1.20 per hour (€1.50 on the C1 streets by the FS station), with a 30-minute minimum. The daily maximum is €4, €6 or €12 depending on the tariff letter on the sign.
On Sundays and public holidays, and on other days before 7:30 and after 19:30. Paid hours are Monday to Saturday, 7:30 to 19:30.
No. ATM’s park-and-ride car parks are inside Milan or at other termini. The car parks at Sesto Marelli and Sesto FS belong to the town and are run by APCOA, at €6 per day maximum.
At the meter with coins or card, or with the APCOA Flow app. The barrier car parks have pay stations for coins, notes and cards, and accept Telepass.
The standard Mi1–Mi3 ticket at €2.20, valid for 90 minutes, because Sesto is in fare zone Mi3. A 24-hour ticket costs €7.60.
No. Both zones belong to the city of Milan. Area C costs €7.50 on weekdays from 7:30 to 19:30; Area B bans older petrol and diesel cars at the same times.
Not inside Sesto. The nearest bookable garage is Bicocca P7 on Via Vizzola, just over the Milan boundary, from €3 for an hour.
