There are 5 ways to get from Milan to Mainland by plane, train, night train, ferry, 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.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LIN - KOI
9h 42m£282–602Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- 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
45h 6m£153–306Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
36h 32m£649–1,448Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BLQ - KOI
10h 57m£409–651Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
10h 35m£391–798
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to bus and ferry which costs £150 - £310 and takes 45h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Mainland is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs £280 - £600.
The distance between Milan and Mainland is 1072 miles.
The best way to get from Milan to Mainland without a car is to train and night train and ferry which takes 36h 32m and costs £650 - £1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Milan to Mainland, including transfers.
Mainland is 1h behind Milan. It is currently 7:24 PM in Milan and 6:24 PM in Mainland.
There are 228+ 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
- 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
- £110–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- 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
- £110–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- 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
- £110–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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