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Workable Departure from Milan?

The rental car must be returned in the 12:00 hour, near Milano Centrale. The flight leaves Malpensa at 22:10 bound for Dublin and a 12 hour layover.

We will:
Depart Cogne in VdA, no later than 8:45

return car, no later than 12:00 (aware that the return is on the 3rd floor (4th by americans) of the garage across the street from the rental office where I've never been

walk to Centrale

stash bags at the storage place

get M3 metro to Duomo.

Walk to and have 4-5 course lunch at Salsamenteria di Parma.

Walk back, tour Duomo, Duomo Rooftop, Vittorio Emanuelle II plaza. Have a gelato somewhere in there, walk the shopping district or tour La Scala.

Get the M3 back to Centrale

Get the Malpensa Expressa to Malpensa

Fly through security because we will be 3 hours early for our flight

Bounce around Malpensa T1 until we board our flight

Arrive in Dublin, check in to hotel, set alarm and collapse from a long day with many transfers.

Is this sane and doable at a relaxed pace?

Posted by
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You may have to cut something, that five-course meal could easily take 2+ hours. MXP is about an hour from Milano Centrale.

Posted by
11195 posts

One other thing, and you may be different, is after that magnificent lunch, I would be moving at no better than 75% of my normal pace.

You may not "bounce around MXP" as much as you think.

EDIT

PS If it is Hertz, good luck finding the underground garage. I spent an hour looking before stumbling upon the unmarked rabbit hole.

Posted by
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Yeah, I'm using satellite and street view to get a good idea on where it is and how to get into it. Will do a virtual tour before we go on the night before so I don't eff it up.

Forewarned is forearmed.