There are 4 ways to get from Milan to Mainland by plane, train, night train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)LIN - KOI
8h 52m£302–602Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
44h 7m£97–303Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam CentraalNj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
36h 33m£445–1,080Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)ZRH - KOI
10h 15m£373–648
Milan to Mainland by train, night train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £310 and takes 44h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs £300 - £600.
The distance between Milan and Mainland is 1072 miles.
The best way to get from Milan to Mainland without a car is to train and night train and ferry which takes 36h 33m and costs £440 - £1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Milan to Mainland, including transfers.
Mainland is 1h behind Milan. It is currently 6:28 AM in Milan and 5:28 AM in Mainland.
There are 162+ hotels available in Mainland.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–95
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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