- Flight
- about 2 hours
- Departs
- Malpensa or Linate
- Lands at
- Heathrow
- Time difference
- London is 1 hour behind
- Currency
- Pounds sterling, in cash
Milan to London is about two hours, and London is one hour behind. Which Milan airport you use makes more difference to the day than anything about the flight itself.
Linate is seven kilometres out, Malpensa is fifty
Linate is practically in the city and carries the business shuttle to Heathrow on both British Airways and ITA. Malpensa is the long haul and low cost base, the better part of an hour away by train, and handles most of the easyJet flying. Between the two there are around nine Heathrow departures a day.
If you are going from central Milan and the fares are close, Linate saves you an hour before you have left the country.
Two hours, one hour of clock
Italy and the United Kingdom change their clocks together, so the difference is a steady hour. A two hour flight that lands an hour earlier than it took off reads oddly on a boarding pass and means nothing more than that.
A business trip, usually
Milan to London is a working route: short trips, fixed days, a diary already full before anyone arrives. The practical consequence is to settle anything you want to do before you fly rather than hoping to find a gap once you are here. London diaries fill the same way yours does.
Before you book
Rates are per hour and agreed in advance, in writing, and paid in cash in pounds with no tip on top. The rates guide gives the measured figures by area, and the overnight and dinner date guide covers the longer bookings, which suit a short business trip better than an hour does.
Before you book
Visitors from Italy who do not need a visa still need an electronic travel authorisation, or ETA, before they fly. It is a short online application, and it should be made through the official GOV.UK ETA service, not a site that charges extra to do it for you. The rules change, so check them before you book.
When to get in touch
London runs 1 hours behind you. Messages sent between about 12pm and 12am your time land during London working hours, which is when replies actually come. For most people that is the evening and the night, so send in the evening and expect the answer to be waiting when you wake.
Areas near where you land at Heathrow
The big figure is the straight line distance from the airport in miles, and nothing about travel time, which in London is always longer. Each page has the stations, the route from Heathrow and the measured rates.
Also close to where you land, with no profiles of their own but a guide to getting there and how outcall works: Feltham, Hayes, Hounslow, Southall.
Other cities in Southern Europe and Turkey
See every departure city
Cities with a similar flight time
Common questions
How long is the flight from Milan to London?
The flight from Malpensa or Linate takes about 2 hours. Add the connection time if your fare has a stop, and allow for getting to and through the airport at both ends.
What is the time difference between Milan and London?
London is 1 hour behind. The United Kingdom and most other countries change their clocks on different dates, so for a few weeks each spring and autumn the gap shifts by an hour.
What time should I message from Milan?
London runs 1 hours behind you. Messages sent between about 12pm and 12am your time land during London working hours, which is when replies actually come. For most people that is the evening and the night, so send in the evening and expect the answer to be waiting when you wake.
Which London airport do flights from Milan land at?
Most land at Heathrow, about fifteen miles west of central London and on the Piccadilly line and the Elizabeth line. Some services use Gatwick, to the south, so check the airport on your ticket before you book a hotel.
Do I need an ETA to fly from Milan to London?
Most visitors from Italy who do not need a visa need an electronic travel authorisation, or ETA, before they fly. Apply through the official GOV.UK service only, and check the current rules before you book, because they change.
Do I need to arrange things before I fly?
It helps. Good diaries fill days ahead, and arranging from home means you are doing it awake and unhurried instead of jet lagged in an unfamiliar city.
Is escorting legal in the UK?
Yes, in England and Wales it is legal for two consenting adults to exchange sex or company for money. What is illegal is the activity around it, such as soliciting in the street, running a brothel or controlling someone else's work. The Crown Prosecution Service sets this out in its published guidance.
Is prostitution legal in the UK?
Selling and buying sex between consenting adults is not itself a crime in England, Wales or Scotland. Northern Ireland is the exception, where paying for sex has been an offence since 1 June 2015. Public soliciting, brothel keeping and exploiting another person's work are offences in different forms across the UK.