There are 9 ways to get from Duisburg to Milan by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUS - LIN
3h 59m€96–268Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
4h 44m€35–181Train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
10h 50m€102–352Bus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Milanbus FlixBus N11
16h 51m€81–121Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Duisburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibalditrain S11
13h 50m€134–251Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CGN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
5h 58mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CGN - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
5h 58mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 43m€95–183Drive 879 km
- Drive from Duisburg to Milancar 879 km
8h 4m€143–206
Duisburg to Milan by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Milan is to fly and train which costs €30 - €190 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Milan is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Duisburg station to Milan. However, there are services departing from Duisburg central train station and arriving at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via via omodeo via cechov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Duisburg to Milan. However, there are services departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Milano Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Duisburg and Milan is 698 km. The road distance is 879 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Milan without a car is to train which takes 10h 50m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Duisburg to Milan, including transfers.
Duisburg to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Duisburg to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Milan is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €95 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 10h 50m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 16h 51m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Milan, Italy?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Duisburg Hbf to Milano Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Lugano in around 10h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Duisburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Duisburg to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Duisburg to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duisburg to Milan is 879 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Duisburg to Milan.
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