Milan subway- easy to navigate?

If you have experience riding subways in cities like Boston before it's easy. Each car has a big map with all the stops and transfer points to other lines. You could Google AI "How to ride the metro or subway in Milan or something like that or look on YouTube . It can get crowded during rush hours like in most major cities where you may need to stand.

Yes, based upon our experience.

Yes. Watch out for pickpockets during rush hour or whenever trains are crowded.

Yes, with preventive measures and awareness of the issue we had no pickpocket issues

Marybeth, I was a solo traveler for 6 days late in April in Milan and used the subway a lot. I found it easy to figure out and never had an issue with feeling like security was questionable. Take the normal precautions of keeping your purse/bag zipped and in your sight, like in front of you and you’ll be fine.