I am thinking of using either cab or uber to get from the Milan central train station to the Alfa Romeo museum. Do people have advice on pros/cons of taxis versus uber in Milan? Anything I should / should not do? The museum is located in Arese, in a very industrial part of Italy. Apparently it is difficult to get taxis in Arese. Does that mean uber is better for returning from the Alfa Romeo mueum to the MIlan central train station?
Thank you!
What Uber? Take the bus from the Rho-Fiera train or Metro station:
https://www.museoalfaromeo.com/it-it/news/Documents/tabella.pdf
Thank you for replying to my inquiry. The bus to the Alfa Romeo museum is rather infrequent which is why I thought it would be better to use cab or uber. Have you tried getting from the Milan central train station to the Alfa Romeo museum using the metro and bus? If yes, how long did it take you? Again thank you for replying to my inquiry.
I've never been to that museum. But from the Cadorna station to the Fiera/Rho with the Metro 1 Rossa all you need is 15-20 min. Same with the Passante train from Porta Garibaldi to the Fiera/Rho train station. From there I don't know how long that bus would take, but probably 15 min, with a taxi is maybe a little less.
If you take a taxi all the way from downtown Milan, let's say Cadorna station, it might take you 25 min altogether, is there is no traffic.
If you do not intend to take the bus linked above, then I'd take the taxi from downtown. It's not going to be very cheap, maybe 35 euro, but it will be the most convenient option.
Uber doesn't really exist in Italy, or not the way it works in the US.
The taxi lobby managed to make Uber illegal in Italy. The only Uber service available is Uber Black app. Uber Black is a luxury black limo service which will be fancy and nice, but always more expensive than a regular taxi. They are basically black Mercedes Benz driven by a licensed professional limo driver in a suit. The reason why Uber operates only that service is because a court in Italy established that that type of service can only be provided by professional licensed drivers (like taxis or limo service), not by the average Joe Blow or Jane Doe using his/her beat up car. It was a victory for the taxi lobby when that supreme court decision came out in 2015. So unless you are in need to travel in style, you'll probably save money by using a regular taxi over Uber Black.
THank you again for taking the time to reply. I did not know uber works differently in Italy. THank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
