Day trip to Milan Malpensa.
From London Gatwick, back by 22:55.
Time in the city
6.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
50km
to the centreFrom Milan centre (MXP)
Daylight
8.8 hours
07:56 to 16:41Sunrise 07:56, sunset 16:41
08:15
Leave London Gatwick
easyJet, direct
12:50
In the city
Lands 11:15, 45min immigration, 50min from the airport. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15min more
19:05
Leave the city
50min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:55
Back in London Gatwick
Flies 21:55
- Leave London GatwickeasyJet, direct08:15
- Land in Milan Malpensa2h11:15
- In the city45min immigration, 50min from the airport12:50
- Leave the city50min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:05
- Fly home2h21:55
- Back in London Gatwick22:55
Last bus or train to the airport leaves at 00:20.
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What a day in Milan Malpensa costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£114.00/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 29 Oct, 00:01.
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Day Trip Flight Details
Return flights are about 230 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 850 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
Things to do in Milan MalpensaShowHide
Duomo di MilanoTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
The Last SupperTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Museum of SensesTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Santa Maria delle GrazieTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Teatro alla ScalaTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Leonardo3 MuseumTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
National Museum Science and Technology Leonardo da VinciTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Milan Hop-On Hop-Off ToursTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
All things to do in Milan · Tiqets, affiliate link
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Getting to Gatwick
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-2 hours, with a free shuttle bus (10-12 min) to the terminal. Source
Taxi
- From London£100-£160 one way~30 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Milan Malpensa on a budgetShowHide
A day in Milan Malpensa costs £50.33 per person on the ground on a budget, before the flight, eating and drinking at the cheaper end of what places charge. At typical prices it is £61.83, and a day that does not watch the pennies runs to £79.76. The food and drink prices are real menu prices we read in Milan Malpensa on 22 Oct and 27 Oct, turned into pounds at the day's exchange rate, not guesses.
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- 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.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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