Economy P4 Holiday sits a short shuttle ride from MXP T1.
This is Malpensa’s long-stay economy lot, branded P4 Holiday, and it targets trips of several days or more. It links to Terminal 1 with a regular shuttle bus, so you’re not walking across access roads. Signage on approach is clear: follow the P4 Holiday signs once you leave the A8 or SS336 toward the airport. Bookings are usually cheaper than the closer P2 or P3 options, especially if you lock in dates in advance.
P4 operates 24/7 in line with Milan Malpensa flight schedules, so late-night arrivals and early-morning departures aren’t a problem. The shuttle loop between P4 and Terminal 1 typically runs every few minutes in peak times and stretches out a bit overnight. Factor in about 10–15 minutes from locking your car to standing in the T1 departures hall. It’s a surface lot, so you park your own car, keep your keys, and just walk to the shuttle stop with your bags.
Pricing is tiered by day count, with the best value showing up from around day 3 onward compared to on-airport short-stay. For rough planning, expect P4 Holiday to undercut T1’s closer covered options by several euros per day on week-long trips. There’s usually an online prebook rate that beats the drive-up price, which matters most in peak holiday weeks around August and Christmas.
Tip: build an extra 20 minutes into your airport routine for the shuttle and possible queues at busy times like Friday evenings and Monday mornings. If you’re flying out of T2 on easyJet, plan even more buffer, as you’ll transfer via the airport’s internal connections rather than walking straight from the shuttle into your check-in area.