There are 7 ways to get from Milan to California by plane or train
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)LIN - SFO
18h 5m$412–1,416Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MXP - LAX
20h 23m$256–732Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MXP - SFO
18h 24m$285–881Fly Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)LIN - SAN
17h 15m$424–1,408Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ZRH - SFO
18h 8m$331–794Fly Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)LIN - LAX
18h 26m$263–1,017Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZRH - LAX
19h 15m$372–745
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to California is to train and fly which costs $280 - $900 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to California is to fly which takes 17h 15m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Milan and California is 6021 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Milan to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Milan. It is currently 2:43 PM in Milan and 5:43 AM in California.
There are 2772+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and California, USA?
British Airways, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
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