There are 4 ways to get from Milan to Mainland by plane, bus, train, or 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 from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LIN - KOI
9h 42m£242–602Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 4m£125–410Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
41h 27mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 729
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- 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
44h 45m£150–271
Milan to Mainland by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to bus and ferry which costs £150 - £280 and takes 44h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs £240 - £600.
The distance between Milan and Mainland is 1072 miles.
The best way to get from Milan to Mainland without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 41h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Milan to Mainland, including transfers.
Mainland is 1h behind Milan. It is currently 5:31 PM in Milan and 4:31 PM in Mainland.
There are 214+ 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
- £599
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- 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
- £599
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- 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
- £599
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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