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Best way to reliably get a taxi in Milan?

Hello. We'll be in Milan for a couple of days in early June. Our hotel, Genius Hotel Downtown, is more or less halfway between Duomo Terrace and Basilicia di Santa Maria delle Grazie. We'll be visiting those two places, along with some other popular tourists attractions in the general area like Castello Sforzesco. We may want to venture out a little farther and visit places like Pinacoteca di Brera.

Looking at the map, it seems like taxing around would be the most efficient. It doesn't seem like there are a lot of direct subway lines between these places.

But I read that you can't hail a taxi in Milan on the street; you have to walk to a taxi stand. Well, that makes it much less efficient to take a taxi, and it's unclear from the map where the stands are.

So what can we do to reliably hail a taxi in Milan without having to walk a long ways to find one? We do not speak Italian. Just English and Spanish. Thanks.

Posted by
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Your hotel is only a 15 minute walk to the Last Supper and about the same in another direction to the Duomo. Unless you have some issues with walking, I would skip using a taxi and spend your money on some extra gelato. 😊

Posted by
24133 posts

Taxi stands are fairly frequent. Second when we have gone to more remote areas we ask the driver to point out a taxi stand for the return.

Posted by
2118 posts

The hotel is few minutes walking from the Cairoli metro stop. Castello Sforzesco will be five minutes walking.

Posted by
45 posts

Does FreeNow pick you up anywhere? Should I wait until I'm in Italy to download this app?

Do taxis accept credit cards?

Posted by
9337 posts

All taxis are required by law to accept credit cards
Always confirm with the driver that the “machine is working”

Download the app whenever you like, ahead of your trip to see how it works

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"Download the app whenever you like, ahead of your trip to see how it works"

You want me to request a taxi in the United States? I wouldn't do that because it would be too expensive. Second, I already know that a cab will pick me up wherever I'm at here.

I need to know if the cabs in Milan will come to my precise location, more or less.

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That is not what I meant
Familiarize yourself with the app, set up account, etc

Good grief
Getting a taxi in Milan any other large city in Italy is very simple
Go to a taxi stand-which are near all major tourist venues, airports, train stations, etc
2 links posted above with locations
Get in line, wait your turn

Your hotel will call a taxi for you if you leave from the hotel

As noted above your hotel is within very easy walking distance to the sites-about a 15 min walk to the 4 places you mentioned in your first post ( or a 3 min drive which will not be popular with most taxi drivers)

I need to know if the cabs in Milan will come to my precise location, more or less.

Why shouldn't they do so? Why are you worried about something so ordinary?

The idea of taking a cab, instead of walking for 15 minutes, makes me think you could have mobility problems. Rest assured that The any hotel reception clearly warns cabbies when they call a taxi for customers with such problems.