We are arriving at the Milan Linate airport at 5:00 on a Friday (from the US). We are headed to Modena to see the Ferrari museum on Saturday and then driving on to Sienna. After Sienna we will drive to La Spieza to drop off the car and take the train to Cinque Terre. And then train to back to Milan for our departure. My husband does not want to drive all the way to Modena Friday night(jet lag). I am looking for hotel reccomendations that are close to the Linate airport (for our first and last night) and dinner reccomendations (somewhere nice for our last night to celebrate Father's day)please. Also should we go ahead and pick up a car Friday night or wait until Saturday morning?
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16652 posts
No reason to pick up your car on the evening of arrival just to stay at a hotel. Pick up the next day.
However in your shoes I would maybe take the train to Modena either the night of arrival (although the last train departs at 9pm) or the next morning (in that case I would stay at a hotel at Milano Centrale station). Once in Modena, I would rent the car in Modena (Europcar and Hertz are not far from the Modena station).
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16652 posts
Since you arrive to Milan by train on your last day in Italy, stay at a hotel near the Central station. No need to stay at the airport, which is close to the city (5 miles) but basically a dead area. Take a taxi to the airport on the morning of your flight departure (20 min ride).
Posted by
OP
25 posts
Oh yes, I didn't think of that! That might work better, to take the train to Modena and rent a car from there. I think I read a lot of car rental companies are closed on Saturday and that might be an issue.
Thank you!
Posted by
OP
25 posts
Thank you Roberto, will plan for that for our last night as well!