Stopovers between Washington, DC and Milan
Washington, DC to Milan is about 6,755 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
Plenty of flights from every airline make for flexible stopovers.
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.
Iberia lets you stop 1–9 nights at no extra airfare.
Train from Schiphol to Centraal in 15 minutes, every few minutes.
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.
Riverside wine town with a direct metro from the airport.
Short train in; Bruges and Ghent are an easy day trip.
European feel without crossing the Atlantic.