Area C Milano Payment - How to Pay for Tickets - FAQ
In short: the daily ticket costs €7.50. You can buy it online on MyAreaC, the official site, or at Intesa Sanpaolo cash machines, parking meters, the call center, and Lottomatica and SISAL outlets. You don’t have to pay before you enter: pay and activate the ticket on the day you enter, or by midnight (24:00) of the next day.
Area C in Milan: How do I know if I have to pay?
You must pay if you are driving within the congestion charge zone between 7:30 AM and 7:30 PM, Monday to Friday, all year round. Area C is not active on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays, so no ticket is needed then.
Where can I buy a ticket to Area C?
You can buy an Area C ticket in these places:
- Online, on the official MyAreaC site. See our guide on how to pay for a ticket online.
- At Intesa Sanpaolo bank cash machines.
- At parking meters.
- From the call center, on +39 02 48684001.
- At Lottomatica and SISAL outlets (Italian lottery and bill-payment counters).
- At affiliated garages (“autorimesse convenzionate”), which sell their own ticket.
With Telepass or Unipol, the ticket is activated automatically instead (see below).
How much does a ticket cost?
The daily ticket costs €7.50. There are no multi-day passes or subscriptions. If you enter often, you can also buy a €45 or €90 prepaid card: it lets you enter several times until the credit runs out.
You can find all the details on pricing and ticket types in our full guide about Area C tickets cost.
What methods are available for Area C payment?
Online, on MyAreaC, you can pay with PayPal or with a VISA or Mastercard card.
How can I pay online?
You can pay online on the official MyAreaC site. If you buy while logged in to your MyAreaC profile, the ticket is activated at once. If you buy without logging in, you must then activate it by linking the ticket’s PIN to your number plate. You don’t need to register for that.
How to pay for Area C with Telepass?
Enable the Telepass or Unipol service and register your vehicle: the ticket is then activated automatically. There are no Telepass lanes. The Area C gates are cameras that read number plates, so you simply drive in.
Who can pay for Area C with Telepass?
Drivers who have enabled the Telepass or Unipol service and registered their vehicle. Motorcycles and mopeds that are allowed into Area C enter free, so they need no ticket.
What is the entrance fee with Telepass?
The Area C daily ticket costs €7.50. Any charges for the Telepass or Unipol service itself depend on your contract with them.
Can I pay after entering Area C?
Yes. Pay and activate the ticket on the day you enter, or by midnight (24:00) of the next day at the latest.
If you miss that deadline too, you can still settle the entry within 7 days of entering with the €22.50 late ticket. You can buy it online on MyAreaC. Once bought, it can only be activated from your personal MyAreaC page, under “Entro 7 giorni” (“within 7 days”), after you register your number plate.
What happens if I don’t pay for the ticket?
If you haven’t paid by midnight of the day after you entered, you still have 7 days from entry to buy the €22.50 late ticket (see above). If you don’t pay at all, you may receive a fine.
Is buying a ticket enough?
It depends on where you buy it. Every ticket must be activated, which means linked to your vehicle’s number plate.
- These are activated at once: tickets bought at Intesa Sanpaolo cash machines, parking meters, the call center, Lottomatica and SISAL, or on MyAreaC while logged in to your profile.
- You must activate your ticket after buying it if it is a garage ticket, a ticket bought online without logging in, or the €22.50 late ticket.
- With Telepass or Unipol, activation is automatic.
A ticket activated on a day before you enter does not count (with one exception, explained below). So buy tickets that are activated at once on the day you enter or the day after.
How do I activate my ticket?
Activating means linking the ticket’s PIN to your number plate. You can do it online, without registering on MyAreaC. You can follow our step-by-step guide to the Area C online activation process.
- Activate it on the day you enter, or by midnight (24:00) of the next day.
- Activating on a day before you enter does not count. The one exception: if your vehicle is already linked to a MyAreaC profile, you can activate an ordinary ticket in advance. The amount is added to your plate’s credit and used at your first entry.
- Tickets from affiliated garages must be activated by midnight of the day you enter.
What happens if I forget to activate my ticket?
If you notice by midnight (24:00) of the day after you entered, activate it straight away and you are covered. Garage tickets are the exception: they must be activated by midnight of the day you enter. After midnight of the day after you entered, you can settle the entry within 7 days of entering with the €22.50 late ticket, which you can buy online on MyAreaC and activate only from your personal MyAreaC page (see above).
How long is the Area C Milano payment valid for?
A ticket is valid for one calendar day: you can enter and leave as often as you like, from your first entry until 7:30 PM. It is not valid for 24 hours.
Who doesn’t pay Area C in Milan?
These vehicles enter free:
- Electric vehicles
- Hybrid cars with CO2 emissions up to 100 g/km (field V.7 of the registration certificate). Hybrid buses, minibuses and goods vehicles (categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3) pay.
- Vehicles used by disabled people who hold the European disability badge
- Motorcycles and mopeds that are allowed into Area C
Be sure to check if your vehicle qualifies for an exemption on the official website.
Do residents have to pay for entry into Area C?
Yes, but residents of Area C get 50 free entries a year once they register. From the 51st entry, their ticket costs €3.