There are 6 ways to get from Milan to East Lansing by train, plane, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane MXP - LAN
18h 16m$249–910Fly Milan Linate Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Detroit (DTW)plane LIN - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
17h 8m$413–1,541Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Detroit (DTW)plane MXP - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
18h 22m$356–1,345Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bishop International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane MXP - FNT
- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
19h 52m$358–998Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MXP - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
19h 59m$262–939Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MXP - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
19h 4m$312–896
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to East Lansing is to train and fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to East Lansing is to fly and bus which takes 17h 8m and costs $410 - $1,600.
The distance between Milan and East Lansing is 4410 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 16m to get from Milan to East Lansing, including transfers.
East Lansing is 6h behind Milan. It is currently 6:14 PM in Milan and 12:14 PM in East Lansing.
There are 83+ hotels available in East Lansing.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and East Lansing, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Milan to East Lansing. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport (LAN), walk to Capital Regional Airport Auth. Term, take the line 14 bus to CATA Trans Center, then take the line 01 bus to EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd. Alternatively, you can take the line 4 subway to Linate Aeroporto, walk to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to McNamara Terminal, take the bus to Parking Lot, take the bus to North Terminal, walk to Detroit Metro Airport, then take the bus to East Lansing, MI.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bishop International Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
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