{"id":74766,"date":"2016-10-06T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3b30ecb6fff8f1ef6aca67cad8f62bd8"},"modified":"2016-10-17T09:39:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T09:39:54","slug":"news-story-inter-milan-v-southampton-travel-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=74766","title":{"rendered":"News story: Inter Milan v Southampton travel advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> A national general transport strike is planned for Friday 21 October, which may cause delays and\/or cancellations of flights and trains.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Advice for fans travelling to Italy for Southampton\u2019s match with Inter Milan on Thursday 20 October 2016<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Date: Thursday 20 October 2016<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Venue: Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (San Siro), Piazzale Angelo Moratti, 20151 Milan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Kick off time: 7pm (local time)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As well as this advice, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/italy\">travel advice for Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"a-national-general-transport-strike-is-planned-for-friday-21-october-which-may-cause-delays-andor-cancellations-of-flights-and-trains\">A national general transport strike is planned for Friday 21 October, which may cause delays and\/or cancellations of flights and trains.<\/h4>\n<p>You should check with your travel provider for more information before departure.  For more information on planned transport strikes, visit the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/scioperi.mit.gov.it\/mit2\/public\/scioperi\">Ministry of Transport website (in Italian)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"passports-and-visas\">Passports and visas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>you don\u2019t need a visa to travel to Italy on a British passport from the UK, but your passport should be valid for the duration of your stay<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>remember your <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/NHSEngland\/Healthcareabroad\/EHIC\/Pages\/about-the-ehic.aspx\">European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)<\/a> but also take out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/foreign-travel-insurance\">travel insurance<\/a>, even if you\u2019re only going for one night &#8211; it could save you a lot of money if you get into difficulties<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>you must carry ID with you at all times &#8211; you\u2019ll need to carry your passport to the match to gain entry to the stadium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>if you lose your passport, you\u2019ll need to get an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/emergency-travel-document\/how-to-apply\">emergency travel document<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-consulate-general-milan\">British Consulate-General in Milan<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-embassy-rome\">British Embassy in Rome<\/a>; you\u2019ll need to supply a police report, flight reservation and one photo; the fee is \u00a3100.00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"getting-to-the-stadium\">Getting to the stadium<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"local-information-and-transport-links\">Local information and transport links:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Milan Taxi rank numbers: +39 02 4040 \/ +39 02 6969 \/ +39 02 8585<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>for train information visit <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trenitalia.com\/tcom-en\">Trenitalia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atm.it\/en\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Milan public transport website (in English)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>information about <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sansiro.net\/?lang=en\">San Siro Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inter.it\/en\/hp\">Inter Milan<\/a>\u2019s website<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"at-the-match\">At the match<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>large amounts of coins, belts with large buckles and heavy cigarette lighters aren\u2019t allowed in the stadium;  check with Southampton FC if you need more information about the rules on banners\/flags<\/li>\n<li>arrive at the stadium in good time as entry\/security procedures may take some time to complete; at the end of the game you\u2019ll be asked to stay in the stadium for a short time to allow the home supporters\u2019 area to be cleared<\/li>\n<li>the Italian government has a zero tolerance policy on hooliganism both inside and outside the stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"tips\">Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>beware of pickpockets and bag snatchers at airports, railway station (Stazione Ferroviaria), around the town centre and when using public transport; only carry what you need, leave spare cash and valuables in hotel safety deposits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>if you\u2019re travelling in a car, remember to always lock the vehicle and never leave valuables inside; hire cars and foreign registered vehicles are more of a target for thieves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"contact-the-british-consulate-general-in-milan\">Contact the British Consulate-General in Milan<\/h3>\n<div class=\"address\">\n<div class=\"adr org fn\">\n<p>British Consulate-General Milan<br \/>\n<br \/>Via San Paolo, 7<br \/>\n<br \/>20121 Milan<br \/>\n<br \/>Tel. +39 02 72 3001<br \/>\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-consulate-general-milan\">British Consulate-General Milan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinItaly\">@ukinitaly<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"emergency-services-numbers\">Emergency services numbers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Police (Carabinieri): 112<\/li>\n<li>Ambulance: 118<\/li>\n<li>Fire brigade: 115<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"other-useful-contactsinformation\">Other useful contacts\/information<\/h2>\n<p>Milan airports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.milanomalpensa-airport.com\/en\">Malpensa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.milanolinate-airport.com\/en\">Linate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orioaeroporto.it\/en\/\">Orio al Serio (Bergamo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Local information for <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turismo.milano.it\/wps\/portal\/tur\/en\">Milan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel advice for Southampton fans travelling to Milan, Italy, for the UEFA Europa League, Inter v Southampton match on Thursday 20 October 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75065,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74766\/revisions\/75065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}