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)plane LIN - KOI
9h 42m£112–392Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
36h 33m£510–1,189Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
43h 57m£155–287Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Avtrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BLQ - KOI
11h 3m£115–390
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to bus and ferry which costs £150 - £290 and takes 43h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs £110 - £400.
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 £500 - £1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Milan to Mainland, including transfers.
Mainland is 1h behind Milan. It is currently 5:22 AM in Milan and 4:22 AM in Mainland.
There are 222+ hotels available in Mainland.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- 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
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £240–700
- 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
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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