Milan to Amsterdam bus: 3.2 a day, fastest 16h05

3.2 a dayfastest 16h05☾ 4 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

MilanLuganoZurichBaselSaint-LouisColmarAmsterdam· 830 km as the crow flies

15:20 → 08:25⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Milan - Lampugnano Bus Station → Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk · via Lugano, Zurich, Basel, Saint-Louis…
17h0510 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:20 → 07:25+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
19:40 → 11:45⁺¹
FlixBus N836 ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Basel, Nancy, Luxembourg, Brussels
16h054 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:40 → 10:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:55 → 12:00⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Milan - Lampugnano Bus Station → Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk · via Lugano, Zurich, Basel, Metz…
16h057 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:55 → 11:00+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
20:25 → 12:45⁺¹
FlixBus N487 ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Basel, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Frankfurt…
16h206 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:25 → 11:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026) and FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 19:40, arrive 11:45

The plane is 12h21 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct17h01

To Milan (Lampugnano bus station)22 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N83616h05
From Amsterdam Sloterdijk19 min

Plane · nonstop LIN to AMS4h40

To Milan Linate (LIN)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight LIN to AMS1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From AMS35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Milan to Amsterdam in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Milan goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Milan to Amsterdam nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJetLIN→AMS · MXP→AMSBook direct ↗
ITA AirwaysLIN→AMSBook direct ↗
KLMLIN→AMSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Milan to Amsterdam?

Yes. 3.2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Milan to Amsterdam?

The fastest takes 16h05; the slowest 17h05, for 830 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 15:20 and the latest at 20:25, local time in Milan. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Milan to Amsterdam?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 15:20 arriving 08:25 the next morning.

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