There are 4 ways to get from Des Moines to Milan by car, plane, train, 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.
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 14m€248–877Fly Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DSM - LIN
18h 41m€406–1,521Fly 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 10m€379–1,124Bus to Mason City, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MCW - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
16h 33m€266–900
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Milan is to drive and fly and train which costs €240 - €900 and takes 18h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Milan is to bus and fly and train which takes 16h 33m and costs €260 - €900.
The distance between Des Moines and Milan is 7799 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Des Moines to Milan, including transfers.
Milan is 7h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 2:29 PM in Des Moines and 9:29 PM in Milan.
There are 14359+ hotels available in Milan.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Milan, Italy?
Allegiant Air, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Mason City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Mason City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- 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
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–45
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