Stopovers between New York and Milan
New York to Milan is about 6,413 km. 12 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Madrid, Reykjavík, Porto have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
RER B from CDG reaches central Paris in about 35 minutes.
Heathrow Express gets you to Paddington in 15 minutes.
US preclearance on the way home means you land in the US as a domestic arrival.
One of the closest major airports to its downtown in the US.
Train from Schiphol to Centraal in 15 minutes, every few minutes.
Iberia lets you stop 1–9 nights at no extra airfare.
S-Bahn reaches the centre in 15 minutes; the Rhine valley is close.
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
Short train in; Bruges and Ghent are an easy day trip.
Riverside wine town with a direct metro from the airport.
One of the easiest stopover cities in Europe: metro from the airport, walkable, great food.
European feel without crossing the Atlantic.