Lufthansa Italia also offer attractive flights typically around €99 return including taxes if you book well in advance and travel off peak. The fly Heathrow to Malpensa. From Malpensa (the main airport for international flights) there is a train to central MIlan for €11 and it runs every 40 minutes.

Hi Rob
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fuscialady - You'll get loads of cheap flights into the major cities as you've probably already found out when you bought your ticktes to Amsterdam. Best thing to do is get the train once you are there - the major cities are linked well around Europe (it takes about 2 hours to get from Amsterdam to Antwerp for example) and it's a great way to see more of the countryside