There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Lipari by plane, ferry, train, bus, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane LIN - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
6h 31m€82–219Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
8h 17m€52–174Train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
12h 50mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Milazzo Via dei Millebus Autoservizi Salemi 701
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
20h 24m€62–87Night train, ferry
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
20h 6m€107–146Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MXP - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
7h 12m€99–322Fly Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
7h 51m€67–181Fly Milan Linate Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane LIN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
8h 44m€84–242Fly Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LIN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzotrain
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
9h 33m€73–229Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
20h 50m€98–149
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Lipari is to bus and ferry which costs €60 - €90 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Lipari is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 31m and costs €80 - €220.
The distance between Milan and Lipari is 1094 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Milan to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 541+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Milan to Lipari. However, you can take the line 4 subway to Linate Aeroporto, walk to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milano Centrale to Lipari via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Messina Marittima, Messina Centrale, Milazzo, and Milazzo in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €130–170
- Smart Flex
- €140–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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