There are 3 ways to get from Des Moines to Milan by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FOD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
18h 7m€259–928Fly Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DSM - LIN
18h 41m€318–824Fly Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DSM - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
18h 5m€271–727
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Milan is to fly and train which costs €270 - €750 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Milan is to fly and train which takes 18h 5m and costs €270 - €750.
The distance between Des Moines and Milan is 7801 km.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Des Moines to Milan, including transfers.
Milan is 6h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 10:26 AM in Des Moines and 4:26 PM in Milan.
There are 13809+ hotels available in Milan.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Milan, Italy?
Allegiant Air, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
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