Our location
Bigatt B&B is a 5 minutes walk from the railway station of Vanzago and eight minutes train to Rho Fiera Milano EXPO 2015 station or 20 minutes direct train ride to downtown Milan. Alternatively, along the highway SS 33 of Sempione, Rho Fiera Milano (Rho Fair) and EXPO Milano 2015 are a 15 minute drive, whilst for FieraMilanoCity it takes 20 minutes.
Top points of interest from Bigatt B&B
- EXPO Milano 2015 and Fiera Milan Rho are just 8 minutes by direct train, two stops
- Downtown Milan, 20-25 minutes by train (Pta Garibaldi or Pta Venezia stations)
- Historical city of Varese, 30 minutes by train
- Maggiore Lake, 40 minutes by car / train
- Como Lake, 40 minutes by car / about 1 hour by train
- Medieval city of Bergamo Alta (one hour)
- Aristocratic city of Turin and surrounding palais royals (one hour and a half)
- Switzerland (40 min)
- The picturesque seaside villages of Liguria region (the world famous “Cinque Terre“), by car or train in 2-3 hrs.
- Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports can be reached from Vanzago using the train line S5
The “Tangenziale Ovest” of Milan is only a few minutes from Vanzago, as well as the Milano-Laghi (A8 and A9) and the Milan-Venice (A4). Through Tangenziale Ovest you can then reach the Autostrada del Sole (A1).
The S5 train line (commuter train to Milan)
Vanzago is on the S5 line of “Trenord” suburban lines. The S5 is the main and most convenient gateway to the city of Milan and the area of Fiera Milano Rho / Expo Milano 2015. The frequent service together with the new comfortable trains make it the best way to reach top destinations. The S5 line is connected directly to all Milan metro lines (M1, M2, M3, M5), to the Malpensa Express and other suburban lines (S1-S13) of Trenord.
Schedules from Vanzago to Milano from 6:02 to 00:02 every 30 minutes
Schedules from Milano Pta Garibaldi to Vanzago from 6:32 to 00:32 every 30 minutes
Besides Milan Pta Garibaldi the S5 train also stops at Milano Repubblica, Milano Pta Venezia and Dateo; these stations are only two minutes from each other, making it possible to directly reach the areas of Milano Centrale, Buenos Aires and the connection to Linate airport and Malpensa Airports.
The center of Milan (Piazza Duomo) is easily reached using the S5 line for two stops to Rho Fiera Milano Expo 2015 with connection to subway line 1 (red line) to Duomo station.
The complete schedule of S5 line is available by this link: www.lineas5.it
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