Our guide to the San Siro, home stadium of AC Milan and Inter Milan, includes information on events, tickets, parking, public transportation, nearby hotels and restaurants, seating and more. Read on to find out how to get the most out of your gameday experience.

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In the football-mad country of Italy, a visit to just about any metropolis can be enhanced by watching a game at that city’s top soccer stadium.

But arguably the most famous one in the nation can be found in the northern city of Milan: The San Siro, home of perennial Serie A powerhouses AC Milan and Internazionale, or Inter Milan.

Having stood for a century, the San Siro certainly has an incredible amount of history behind it. The venue has seen a number of structural changes over the years, having grown to its current capacity of more than 75,000 fans — making it the largest stadium in Italy.

And it has played host to numerous significant and memorable matches over the years, not just involving the two home clubs but also the Italian national team, as well as matches in the European championship and the FIFA World Cup.

In 2026, it was the site of the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics, co-hosted by Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Despite all of that, the San Siro’s days appear to be numbered. AC Milan and Inter have desired a new stadium for years to better compete with more modern facilities boasted by other powerhouse European football clubs. As of 2026, a plan was in place to construct a new stadium next door, to be ready as early as 2031, after which the San Siro would be demolished.

Before that happens, it remains well worth it to check out a match at the San Siro and witness an environment that for decades has been considered one of the top fan experiences in all of football.

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Getting to the San Siro

The San Siro is located west of central Milan, about five miles from the landmark Duomo, in a district that is known as San Siro (that’s where the stadium gets its name).

The stadium actually has a different official name, the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, which was bestowed upon it in 1980 to honor the Milan-born Italian football legend. Despite that, the vast majority of locals and football fans continue to refer to the venue as simply the San Siro.

As with most other points of interest around Milan, the San Siro is easily reachable via the city’s Metro system. Wherever your starting point is, be sure to make your way to the M5 line, which has a western terminus at the San Siro Stadium.

The station is well equipped to handle the large influx of fans headed to events at the San Siro. When you emerge at ground level, you’ll be a few hundred yards west of the stadium, and will just need to make a short walk to get to the venue’s perimeter.

Fans can also use Milan’s network of surface-level trams to reach the stadium. The No. 16 line, a heavily traveled route that includes the Duomo and several other major tourist sites in Milan, also travels west to the San Siro. The stadium has its own stop, along the road that runs just south of the structure.

Parking at the San Siro

As with most major venues in Europe, parking near the San Siro is very limited and fans are generally discouraged from traveling to matches by car.

A few parking lots with limited availability are located on the perimeter to the west of the stadium, but are reserved for fans with permits, buses or official vehicles.

For Inter matches, parking spaces for nearby lots can be purchased in advance online at ParkForFun.com. Inventory can vary greatly depending on the match, and the cost for permits generally start at around €25-30.

Want to visit the San Siro on a non-matchday? Book a tour on Viator.

Milan hotels near the stadium

• B&B Hotel Milano San Siro – 0.1 miles away
• Sheraton Milan San Siro – 1.0 miles away
• Meliá Milano – 1.1 miles away
Search for more Milan hotels on Booking.com.

Map of the San Siro district, Milan

Check out rates for hotels near the San Siro below.

Things to do around the San Siro

The San Siro district is largely a residential neighborhood, with homes and other dwellings not far from the perimeter of the stadium. They’re somewhat visible just west of the Metro station and across the street to the south.

So that means that for the most part, there isn’t much for a sports fan to do in the surrounding neighborhood prior to an event at the San Siro. If you’re looking for a restaurant meal, an aperitivo or anything more sophisticated, you’re best off doing that in a more vibrant part of Milan and then heading over to the San Siro by Metro.

However, that’s not to say there isn’t anything around the stadium to do before a match.

The perimeter of the stadium is surrounded by kiosks selling food and merch, so you can pick up your club scarf or something to eat or drink before entering the San Siro or when departing.

The food selection is of the street food variety — think hot dogs and other sausages, sandwiches, falafels and the like. But there are plenty of stands to choose from. For an authentic part of the experience, seek out the stands selling the panino con salamella, an Italian sausage on bread.

Depending on where your exact location is, there are usually a few picnic tables nearby if you’d like to sit while enjoying your food. And hey, the people watching of fans streaming into the stadium should be good, as well.

By the way, the San Siro Stadium is not the only sporting venue in the area. The Hippodrome of San Siro is located just to the north, and used for horse racing events.

Milan restaurants near the stadium

• Ristorante Ronchi – Italian, 0.3 miles away
• Shabby Grill Restaurant – steakhouse, 0.5 miles away
• Bam Brewery – brewpub, 0.9 miles away
Search for more Milan restaurants on Tripadvisor.

Watching a game at the San Siro

The San Siro’s distinctive look of today, particularly its concrete columns and roof canopy supported by red girders, was formed during the stadium’s most recent renovation in the late 1980s. That revamp also added a third tier to three sides of the structure and brought the overall capacity to the current 75,000-plus mark.

If you haven’t gotten a sense of just how large the San Siro is just by looking at it from the outside, it’ll probably hit you as you make your way up the structure. That’s especially true if your seating area is in the third tier.

Those concrete columns are your best way to reach the upper level, but doing so requires negotiating the long circular ramps — at least a five-minute trip even at a brisk walk. If you want to do it at an even faster rate, there is a staircase in the middle of those ramps, so if you’re fit and don’t mind ascending about 10 stories worth of stairs, it’s a quicker way up.

Because the San Siro grew in stages over the years, you’ll find signs of that sort of piecemeal approach in spots. For example, ascending the columns gets fans to the lowest part of the third tier, or 300 level, after which they will find a walkway that wraps around the entire seating bowl.

If you hold a ticket in a 300-level section, you’ll then have to ascend through one of the aisles. And, if you are in one of the highest rows, this means making your way up two different sections — the third tier is divided into two parts with a walkway in the middle — and perhaps up to 40 rows if you’re at the very top of the stadium.

Wherever your seat is, and whichever club is the designated home side for your particular match, you’ll likely be treated to one of of the great fan scenes similar to what’s prevalent for major clubs throughout Europe.

The most fervent supporters, or ultras, for AC Milan can be found at the stadium’s south end, or Curva Sud. Inter’s ultras take up the north end, or Curva Nord.

Food and drink at the San Siro

Similar to many large grounds in Europe, the San Siro has limited space for concessions areas on the various concourses. But they are there, and the menus are typically limited to small, hand-held items like sandwiches and hot dogs, as well as bags of chips and other snacks.

In 2024, the San Siro did introduce a pub underneath the seating bowl that is open for both Milan and Inter matches, as well as select away matches and other events when there’s nothing going on at the stadium.

For a more substantial selection of food, it’s best that you visit the many food kiosks outside the stadium either before or after the match. Check out the section above for more on those.

Original publish date: April 7, 2026

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