Milan offers two local club routes for football trips, AC Milan and Inter. Both play home matches at the same stadium. AC Milan calls it San Siro, about 6 km from the centre. Inter calls it Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and explains San Siro as the name of the neighbourhood. The decision aid starts with the club, then checks the specific fixture, the entrance printed on the ticket and the journey.
What to distinguish in this travel scope
AC Milan: the club's own arrival notes
AC Milan's official page places San Siro about 6 km from the centre and publishes its own routes. Underground it names the lilac M5 to San Siro Stadio and the red M1 to Lotto, then on foot along Viale Caprilli. On matchdays it mentions a shuttle from the M1 stops Bonola and Lampugnano. The listed buses are 49, 78, 64 and 98. Tram 16 is not on this AC Milan page. For Linate, AC Milan names bus 73 via San Babila, not the M4. Use this list only for an AC Milan match and recheck it on the day of travel.
Source: AC Milan: San Siro
Inter: bus 49 and tram 16
Inter's official stadium page lists metro M5 to San Siro Stadio, bus 49 and tram 16. Bus 49 runs from Piazza Tirana towards San Siro and stops at Via Harar. Tram 16 runs from Piazza Fontana towards San Siro and terminates at Piazzale Axum. The 2026/27 note also names the tram stop Stadio Meazza. Inter advises public transport because car parking has been reduced. For the orange, green and red sectors Inter recommends M1 to Lotto. For orange, blue and red it names M5 to San Siro Stadio or tram 16. Use this list only for an Inter match and recheck it on the day of travel.
Source: Inter: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Inter: San Siro's new layout, entrances and accessibility
San Siro and Giuseppe Meazza
AC Milan consistently says San Siro and records that the stadium was built to host the club's home matches. From the 1947/1948 season it also became Inter's ground. Inter calls the stadium Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, lists the nickname San Siro and explains the name from the neighbourhood. Contact copy also uses San Siro 'G. Meazza'. Both clubs use a Scala of football phrase. For search, these are names of the same place, not two stadiums and not a third club.
Source: AC Milan: San Siro, Inter: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
2026/27 access, check by club
For the 2026/27 season both clubs describe a reorganisation around the construction site for the new stadium. Via dei Piccolomini is closed as an approach. Entrances 7 to 10 are exit gates on the AC Milan page and are no longer in use as entrances on the Inter page. The entrance rule itself is not the same. AC Milan says the entrance printed on the ticket is the only one that can be used for that section. Inter says the indicated entrance is usually a recommendation, with three mandatory exceptions for Second Green, Third Green and the Third Blue away section. Inter advises public transport because car parking has been reduced. Read the page of the club whose match you are attending.
Source: AC Milan: San Siro, Inter: San Siro's new layout, entrances and accessibility
ATM tickets for the match journey
ATM names San Siro Stadio (M5 terminus) and Lotto (M1 and M5 interchange) for the stadium. Mi1-Mi3 tickets are valid on metro, bus, tram, trolleybus and Trenord S lines. On M1, M3, M4 and M5 they are valid from terminus to terminus. Options include a 90-minute ticket, a day ticket, a 3-day ticket and a 10-trip carnet that cannot be used by more than one person at the same time. Contactless payment with a card or device is valid only on ATM lines, not on S lines or rail. On the metro you must touch in at both the entry and exit turnstiles. Validity starts at the first validation. Buy or validate the ticket before you travel.
Source: ATM: How to get around Milan by public transport, ATM: Tickets for Milan and its surroundings, ATM: Contactless pay as you go, ATM: How to use tickets and passes
ATM on matchdays
ATM's matchday page repeats the metro stops San Siro Stadio and Lotto and allows card payment at the turnstiles. A shuttle links the Lampugnano park-and-ride (via Natta at the metro exit) with via Achille at via Tesio by the stadium. Towards the end of the match, M5 Ippodromo and Segesta may close on a Questura order. For the return, use San Siro Stadio and Lotto, or walk about 15 minutes to M1 Lotto. The direct corridor between M1 and M5 at Lotto may close. Exit one set of turnstiles and re-enter the other. The same ticket remains valid. On matchdays ATM adds extra vehicles on lines 16 and 90/91. Lines 16, 49, 64, 78 and 80 may be diverted. ATM says San Siro Stadio, San Siro Ippodromo and Lotto have lifts. Assistants are available at Lotto M1 and San Siro Stadio M5.
Source: ATM: Partite a San Siro, servizi per il pubblico, ATM: How to get around Milan by public transport
Two clubs, one local search area
The Milan page separates club selection from venue matching. This lets you research AC Milan and Inter separately. The stadium name alone does not identify the club or every specific fixture. The two clubs' arrival and entrance notes differ in detail, so always open the source for the club whose match you are planning.
Source: AC Milan: San Siro, Inter: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Inter: San Siro's new layout, entrances and accessibility