Is Milan Malpensa worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6.3 hours in Milan Malpensa, £210 for the whole day, 50 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three. The airport is a long way out, so getting in and back takes a real slice of the day.

How long do you actually get in Milan Malpensa?

About 6.3 hours in Milan Malpensa. Landing to take-off is 10.8 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Milan Malpensa airport into town?

Malpensa Express 50 min, €25 same-day return (€15 one way). A day ticket on local transport is ATM Milano biglietto giornaliero €7.60. Cheaper option: Air Pullman coach, €16 return (€10 one way), to Milano Centrale.

What does a day in Milan Malpensa cost, not counting the flight?

About £67 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 18:15. That allows 50 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:05 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 45 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 6.3 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Milan Malpensa.
From Edinburgh, back by 22:40.

Italy·Sun 1 Nov · 6.3 hours in the city

£210

the whole day

6.3 hours

in the city

22:40

back in Edinburgh

Time in the city

6.3 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

50km

to the centreFrom Milan centre (MXP)

Daylight

10.2 hours

07:03 to 17:14Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:14

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:55
Leave Edinburgh
easyJet, direct
11:55
In the city
Lands 10:20, 45min immigration, 50min from the airport
18:15
Leave the city
50min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:40
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 21:05 with Ryanair

Leave EdinburgheasyJet, direct06:55
Land in Milan Malpensa2h 25min10:20
In the city45min immigration, 50min from the airport11:55
Leave the city50min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:15
Fly homeRyanair, 2h 25min21:05
Back in Edinburgh22:40

Last bus or train to the airport: 00:20.

How we'd do it

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12:0060 min there

6 min walk

13:0630 min there

20 min walk

13:5610 min there

3 min walk

14:0920 min there

4 min walk

14:3340 min there

15 min walk

15:2890 min there

16:58Free timeuntil 18:00

about 15 min walk

18:15Last one 00:20

Metro M1 + Malpensa Express · 50 min

AirportFlight 21:05

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How we'd do it

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12:0060 min there

6 min walk

13:0630 min there

20 min walk

13:5610 min there

3 min walk

14:0920 min there

4 min walk

14:3340 min there

15 min walk

15:2890 min there

16:58Free timeuntil 18:00

about 15 min walk

18:15Last one 00:20

Metro M1 + Malpensa Express · 50 min

AirportFlight 21:05

What a day in Milan Malpensa costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£210/ all in, per person

Air Pullman coach to the city, there and back£14

Local transport£6

Lunch£15

Dinner£32

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Pinacoteca di Brera£13 (€15)

Museo Teatrale alla Scala£10 (€12)

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana£15 (€17)

Museo Bagatti Valsecchi£12 (€14)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza del Duomo and the cathedral exterior, Castello Sforzesco courtyards and Parco Sempione behind it, Navigli canals and the Darsena, Cimitero MonumentaleFree

On the ground£67

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£143

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Getting to Edinburghfrom free

All in, per person£210

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Getting to Edinburgh

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park: free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source

Train

From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Edinburgh less than 90 min before take-off. Last train leaves before you land.

Coach

Lothian Buses Airlink 100 from Edinburgh£6 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
Lothian Buses Service 17 from Ocean TerminalPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Multi-storey ground floor quick-stop: up to 10 min £8.50, then £1/min; local EH-postcode residents get 50% off the first 10 min Source
Terminal Parking£90
Same-day rate. Source
Long Stay Parking£60
Same-day rate. Source
Plane Parking£45
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

FastParkNo same-day price
Source
Mid Stay ParkingNo same-day price
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Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Secure Airparks Park & Ride£37.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Flying Scot Park & Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 3 min. Source
Low Cost Park and Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
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