Boston to Milan flights

We flew Boston to Zurich on Swiss Air, then to Milan. You could also fly to to Rome, then Milan on Alitalia.

What do you mean by 'best' and 'nearby' ?

Depending on when you plan to fly, seasonal flights may be a factor.

Hi Joe,

My international airline of choice is British Airways. They have tons of choices to meet most people's schedules.

They also have flash sales for low fare flying.

There is also American airlines and Iberia airlines which are all under the One World Network so they all partner with each other. (edited for correction)

You will fly from Boston Logan International into Milan Linate or Malpensa.

You have to be careful which airport you are flying into Milan.

Here is a description to help you choose between the two since distance will also play a factor in your arrival.

[The city of Milan has two airports — Malpensa and Linate. Malpensa is the larger airport, with all long haul flights departing from there, though it's also quite a distance from the city. Meanwhile Linate Airport is smaller, and handles a lot of regional flights, and it's also much closer to the city.]

Personally, I prefer Milano Linate.

Adding: just be careful if scheduling with Alitalia airlines. They may have direct flights available but they were on the brink of bankruptcy. Also they have had a reputation for not handling luggage too well... It could be misdirected or lost.

Also their baggage allowance is not as good as British airways.

Joe,

Aside from my above suggestions,
I recommend that you look for layovers of at least 2 hours at the connecting airport which will be Heathrow; most likely (depending on the airline you choose)

Although it is rare, there was a time we had to sit on the tarmac for over an hour due to weather conditions.

But, this was in December when I primarily travel to Rome.

I did not miss my connection but some people were really stressed out that they were cutting it close.

Personally, I just prefer waiting at the airport - time goes by browsing the shops or talking to people or just reading about your upcoming trip and doing research.

Just a thought I'd pass along...

*Edited

In reference to the posts above, Milan Linate (LIN) is not a viable option unless you fly Alitalia or one of their SkyTeam partners (Delta, AirFrance-Klm)
It has become Alitalia's "private" exclusive airport, as virtually only flights operated by Alitalia fly from/to Linate (I think only Lufthansa is 'allowed' a couple of flights to Frankfurt). Alitalia stopped flying from Milan Malpensa (MXP) completely last week (they now use only Linate). Alitalia may resume their flight to JFK from MXP when the Covid restrictions end.
As such all options other than Alitalia operated flights are limited to Milan Malpensa (MXP), while Linate is the only option if one flies Alitalia operated flights.
Even under normal (pre-Covid) circumstances there were no non stop flights from BOS to MXP. Therefore any flight options will need to have at least one layover.
Numerous European airlines fly to MXP.
US based airlines (used to) fly non-stop to MXP from New York area airports. Those flights are largely gone during this pandemic.

I booked a flight with Aer Lingus for next May from Boston. It is one stop in Dublin, then into Milan Linate. My return flight is from Naples to Dublin and then Boston. The price roundtrip was $642.

Seems like a good deal from Boston to Milan. In the past, I had thought about flying with Aer lingus to try them out - Boston to Rome - their flights don't always have the times that I like to fly, and their layovers are usually too short.

I just checked both British airways and American airlines and it seems they still fly into Milan Linate - a bit on the $ high side right now.

I thought another poster wrote that those airlines no longer fly into that airport.

I have (many times) flown Aer Lingus BOS to Milan Linate via Dublin. It's very painless in that you arrive in Dublin around 5-6am and have just the right amount of time to get some breakfast before the next flight, which is about 3 hours so I can usually sleep (often even better than on the BOS to DUB leg). Usually the best price I can find and there are quite a lot of options for return flights (if not returning from Milan). Linate is an easier airport to get around and into central Milan than MXP is.

Thanks for sharing your experience about Aer Lingus for all of us.

I agree, flying into Linate is easier than Malpensa.

I hope to give that airline a try one day.

I have flown from Boston to Milan Linate on British Airways and American. The workers at the airport were very nice and everything was efficient.