There are 5 ways to get from Milan to Xi'an by train, plane, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane MXP - XIY
14h 19m¥2,660–6,086Fly Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LIN - XIY
16h 22m¥1,941–5,562Drive 9,538.6 km
- Drive from Milano, San Donato M3 to Xi'ancar 9,538.6 km
4d 13h¥11,510–16,625Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ZRH - XIY
20h 35m¥2,454–5,940Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane MXP - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
19h 36m¥2,042–6,243
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Xi'an is to train and fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥6500 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Xi'an is to train and fly which takes 14h 19m and costs ¥2600 - ¥6500.
The distance between Milan and Xi'an is 8122 km. The road distance is 9538.6 km.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Milan to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of Milan. It is currently 5:31 PM in Milan and 12:31 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Xi'an is 9539 km. It takes approximately 4 days 13h to drive from Milan to Xi'an.
There are 544+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Xi'an, China?
Austrian Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- 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
- ¥30–40
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–40
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
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