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YesMilano City Pass — All Inclusive
combo pass
Transport
Durations:
3 days
Includes
- ✓ATM public transport (all city zones)
- ✓Duomo Cathedral + lift to terraces + Duomo Museum
- ✓Sforza Castle museums + panoramic walls
- ✓Museo del Novecento
- ✓Galleria d'Arte Moderna
- ✓Acquario Civico
- ✓Archaeological Museum
- ✓Natural History Museum
- ✓Leonardo da Vinci Science Museum
- ✓Scala Theatre Museum
- ✓Bagatti Valsecchi Museum
- ✓Leonardo3 Museum
- ✓ADI Design Museum
- ✓Galleria Campari
- ✓Triennale Design Museum
- ✓Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
- ✓Poldi Pezzoli Museum
- ✓Villa Necchi Campiglio
- ✓Museum of Senses
- ✓2-hour bike rental
- ✓20% discount at Monza Circuit
Not included
- ·The Last Supper (Cenacolo Vinciano) — book separately
- ·Pinacoteca di Brera
- ·Temporary exhibitions at most venues
- ·Airport transfer tickets (Malpensa Express, Linate shuttle)
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Buy online at citypass.yesmilano.it or via the YesMilano app. Fully digital — no physical pickup needed. Activate by tapping into the first attraction or transport gate; the 72-hour clock starts then, not at purchase.
The only pass backed by Milan's official tourism office. Breaks even if you visit 5+ included paid sites in 3 days. If your itinerary is just Duomo + Sforza + a couple of museums, individual tickets are cheaper.
Tourist Museum Card (Musei Civici)
museum pass
Prices
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Adult (single rate)
€12
Durations:
3 consecutive days
Includes
- ✓Sforza Castle museums
- ✓Museo del Novecento
- ✓Galleria d'Arte Moderna
- ✓Acquario Civico
- ✓Archaeological Museum
- ✓Natural History Museum
- ✓Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano (already free)
- ✓Museo del Risorgimento (already free)
- ✓MUDEC permanent collection (already free)
- ✓Palazzo Morando (already free)
Not included
- ·Temporary exhibitions at all venues
- ·Public transport
- ·Duomo and Last Supper
- ·Pinacoteca di Brera
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Buy online at the official Musei Civici shop or at the ticket office of any participating civic museum. The card is shareable — only one entry per museum is logged, but several travelers can use the same card across different sites.
Best micro-value pass in Milan. Two paid museum visits cover the €12 cost. Useless on the first Sunday of the month or first/third Tuesday afternoons — civic museums are free then anyway.
Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Valle d'Aosta
museum pass
Prices
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Adult (27–64)
€52
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Senior (65+)
€42
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Young (15–26)
€30
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Junior (under 14)
€20
Durations:
365 days
Includes
- ✓Pinacoteca di Brera
- ✓Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
- ✓MUBA Children's Museum
- ✓240+ museums across Lombardy (Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Mantova)
- ✓30 sites in Valle d'Aosta
- ✓Unlimited entries for 12 months
Not included
- ·Civic museums (Sforza Castle, Novecento — separate Musei Civici system)
- ·The Last Supper
- ·Public transport
- ·Temporary exhibitions
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Easiest for tourists: buy in person at Brera or Poldi Pezzoli ticket offices — the online interface is partly Italian-only. No Italian tax ID (codice fiscale) is required for the online purchase route.
Unbeatable for week-long visitors or anyone making day trips to Bergamo or Brescia. Three Brera visits (€60) already exceed the €52 adult price. EU under-26 already pay €4 at Brera, so the value math weakens.
YesMilano City Pass — Standard
combo pass
Transport
Durations:
3 days
Includes
- ✓ATM public transport (city zones)
- ✓Duomo Cathedral + stairs
- ✓Sforza Castle museums
- ✓Museo del Novecento
- ✓Galleria d'Arte Moderna
- ✓Acquario Civico
- ✓Archaeological Museum
- ✓Natural History Museum
- ✓1 premium activity (choose from list)
- ✓20% discount at Monza Circuit
Not included
- ·Lift to Duomo terraces (stairs only)
- ·The Last Supper
- ·Pinacoteca di Brera
- ·Most premium museums (Leonardo, Scala, Ambrosiana — pick only 1)
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Online or via the YesMilano app. Compare carefully against Tourist Museum Card (€12) + 3-day ATM (€15.50) = €27.50, which delivers most of the same civic-museum content for less than half the price.
Awkward middle-ground pass. The €12 Tourist Museum Card + €15.50 ATM 3-day combo (€27.50 total) covers most of the same content. Worth it only if you'll definitely use the premium activity slot AND want the Duomo stairs.
YesMilano City Pass — Flash
combo pass
Transport
Durations:
24 hours
Includes
- ✓ATM public transport (24h)
- ✓1 Duomo activity (stairs OR Duomo Museum)
- ✓1 extra activity from the YesMilano list
- ✓Free entry to civic museums
- ✓20% discount at Monza Circuit
Not included
- ·Duomo lift to terraces
- ·The Last Supper
- ·Pinacoteca di Brera
- ·Multiple premium museums (only 1 included)
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Online only. Activates on first use. Skip unless you have a packed single-day plan that hits Duomo + Sforza + a civic museum + transport — otherwise individual tickets are cheaper.
Hard to break even on a single day. À la carte: 24h ATM (€7.60) + Duomo stairs (€10) + Sforza (€5) + Museo del Novecento (€10) = €32.60. You'd need to add the premium activity to justify €39.90.
Milano Museo Card (annual, residents-style)
museum pass
Prices
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Adult (single rate)
€15
Durations:
365 days
Includes
- ✓Unlimited entry to 10 civic museums for 12 months
- ✓Sforza Castle, Museo del Novecento, GAM, Acquario, Archaeological, Natural History
- ✓20% discount on temporary exhibitions at Palazzo Reale, PAC, Fabbrica del Vapore
Not included
- ·Public transport
- ·Duomo and Last Supper
- ·Pinacoteca di Brera
- ·Temporary exhibitions (only discounted, not included)
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Online at the Musei Civici shop or at any civic museum ticket office. Requires ID — non-transferable. For a single trip, the €12 Tourist Museum Card is better value.
Designed for Milan residents and repeat visitors. Travelers planning multiple trips to Milan within a year save the most. For a one-week trip, choose the Tourist Museum Card instead.
ATM Milano 3-Day Transport Pass
transport pass
Transport
Prices
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Adult (single rate)
€15.50
Durations:
72 hours
Includes
- ✓Unlimited metro across Mi1–Mi3 zones
- ✓All buses and trams in central Milan
- ✓Suburban rail in covered zones
- ✓Valid from first tap
Not included
- ·Malpensa Express airport train
- ·Malpensa Bus Express
- ·Linate airport shuttle (separate ~€5 ticket)
- ·No museum or attraction entry
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Buy at any metro station ticket machine. Load onto a reusable RicaricaMi card (~€2) or simply tap a contactless bank card or phone on metro gates — fares are auto-calculated to the best applicable rate.
The honest baseline for transport. Anyone who buys MilanoCard for €29 to get this same 3-day transport coverage is overpaying by €13.50.
ATM Milano 24-Hour Transport Pass
transport pass
Transport
Prices
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Adult (single rate)
€7.60
Durations:
24 hours
Includes
- ✓Unlimited metro across Mi1–Mi3 zones
- ✓All buses and trams in central Milan
- ✓Valid from first tap for 24 hours
Not included
- ·Airport transfers
- ·No museum entry
- ·No taxi credit
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Tap a contactless card or phone on metro gates — capping ensures you pay the 24h cap automatically. Or buy at station machines. No need for paper tickets in 2026.
Best for 1-day visitors. Cheaper than any pass that bundles transport with museum entry.
MilanoCard (Conet Pass — private)
transport pass
Transport
Prices
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1 day
€15.00
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2 days
€25.00
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3 days
€29.00
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4 days
€33.00
Durations:
1 day · 2 days · 3 days · 4 days
Includes
- ✓Public transport (metro, bus, tram)
- ✓Bike sharing access
- ✓€5 taxi credit
- ✓Optional paid airport shuttle add-ons
- ✓Optional paid Duomo combo add-on
Not included
- ·Any museum or attraction entry
- ·Skip-the-line at any site
- ·Duomo entry (sold as €5 add-on only)
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We recommend buying ATM passes directly from atmmilano.it instead. Multiple TripAdvisor threads document non-delivery, ghost pickup kiosks, and pre-used digital tickets from MilanoCard. If you must buy, demand confirmation before paying.
Net loss vs. official ATM tickets in nearly every scenario. The 3-day card costs €29 for what ATM sells at €15.50. Add documented complaint volume on TripAdvisor — skip it.
Milan City Pass (milancitypass.com — private)
combo pass
Transport
Prices
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Adult 48h (advertised)
~€89
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Adult 72h (advertised)
~€109
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Child 6–12, 48h
~€79
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Child 6–12, 72h
~€99
Durations:
48 hours · 72 hours
Includes
- ✓Advertised: public transport (metro reportedly only)
- ✓Advertised: Duomo Cathedral + Museum
- ✓Advertised: Leonardo3 Museum
- ✓Advertised: audio guide app
- ✓Advertised: 1 premium activity from a list of 9+
Not included
- ·Most of the 9+ advertised activities — only 1 reportedly redeemable
- ·Hop-on-hop-off bus reportedly not honored at boarding
- ·Duomo reportedly requires a separate special ticket
- ·Full ATM transport network — coverage reportedly limited
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We do not recommend buying this pass. Multiple TripAdvisor threads from 2024–2025 report that advertised inclusions are not honored. Buy YesMilano's official City Pass at citypass.yesmilano.it instead.
Documented credibility problems. One reported case: traveler paid €106 for a 3-day pass and found only 2 paid museums genuinely included. Use the official YesMilano pass.
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus (City Sightseeing / Milan Open Tour)
tourist card
Prices
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Adult 24h (from)
€25
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Adult 48h (from)
€30
Durations:
24 hours · 48 hours
Includes
- ✓Multi-route bus loops with audio commentary
- ✓Hop-on/hop-off at 37–43 stops
- ✓Headphones provided
Not included
- ·Any museum or attraction entry
- ·Public transport beyond the tourist loop
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Buy directly from the operator's website to avoid resellers. Boarding stops are clearly signed near the Duomo and Sforza Castle.
Convenience product, not a money-saver. Milan is small and walkable. Useful only for orientation on day 1 or for travelers with mobility limitations.