AC Milan visitor guide | San Siro guide
San Siro is the home ground of A.C. Milan and on of the most famous football venues in the world. The stadium was built in 1925, taking its name from the San Siro district in which it was located. The stadium has been the home of A.C Milan since its opening; the inaugural match took place on the 19th September 1926, with a crowd of 35,000 watching A.C. Milan take on local rivals F.C. Internazionale (Inter Milan). Inter moved into San Siro as tenants in 1947 and have shared the stadium with A.C. Milan ever since. The stadium was redeveloped for the 1990 World Cup and subsequently achieved a UEFA 5-star stadium rating. The current capacity of the all-seater San Siro is 80,018. The atmosphere inside the stadium is regarded as among the best in the world; the seating is close to the pitch and arranged in steep stands, providing excellent views of the action. The local support is passionate and vocal, which really adds to the experience.
The grounds official title is actually the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza; it is named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, an Italian great from the 1930s and 1940s who played for both A.C. Milan and Inter. Although a favourite for both sides, the player experienced more success with his time at Inter; because of this A.C. Milan supporters prefer to use the grounds original name, San Siro.
Tours of the stadium and San Siro museum are available every day from 10am to 5pm and are a popular tourist attraction within Milan (times vary on match days and holidays). Combined tickets for the museum and tour cost 12.50 Euros for adults and 10 Euros for under 18s.
San Siro is located about 3 miles west of Milan city centre. The area around the stadium is fairly low-key so fans looking for accommodation are advised to look for a San Siro hotel in central Milan where MATCHhotels.com lists over 50 hotels.
If you are coming to watch your team play at San Siro then it is likely that you will be arriving in Milan by plane. Milan is served by three airports: Malpensa International Airport, Linate Airport and Orio al Serio (Bergamo). The airports are around 31, 7.5, and 26 miles from Milan city centre respectively. Malpensa handles mainly long haul international flights, while Linate and Orio al Serio are used mostly by European budget airlines. Malpensa is connected to Milan via the Malpensa Express, which runs every 30 minutes from the airport to Milan Cadorna train station. The journey takes around 40 minutes. Linate Airport is within Milan's city limits; bus 73 departs every 10 minutes for Milan city centre (Piazza S.Babila). Orio al Serio (Bergamo) Airport has a shuttle bus departing for Milan city centre about every 30 minutes; prices are around 8 Euros each way.
Milan has a good public transport system so reaching the stadium from the city itself won't be a problem (Milan has one of the worlds largest tram networks). Tram line 16 stops right by San Siro; the closest Metro station is Lotto, which is one Line 1 (L1) of the Milan Metro. Your journey to the stadium will depend on where in Milan you have chosen your San Siro hotel so get hold of a local travel plan and plan the journey in advance. Alternatively, taxis are always available and easy to find.
