There are 13 ways to get from Bologna to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BLQ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 11m€84–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna to Milanbus FlixBus N524 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Rotterdam Central Stationbus FlixBus N846
19h 20m€60–112Train via Paris
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
12h 38m€123–458Drive 1,206 km
- Drive from Bologna to Rotterdamcar 1,206 km
12h 39m€211–305Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLQ - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Den haagbus
6h 39mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BLQ - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 47m€74–267Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BLQ - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 9m€98–310Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane FLR - AMS
7h 42m€100–282Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 13m€74–318Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VCE - AMS
8h 17m€86–269Drive, car train
- Drive from Bologna to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Rotterdamcar
12h 44m€196–1,144Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Utrecht Centraaltrain Drf
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
20h 26m€108–390Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec / ...
23h 33m
Bologna to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Bologna and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Bologna and Rotterdam is 1050 km. The road distance is 1206 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 38m and costs €120 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Bologna to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Bologna to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna station.
Bologna to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 12h 38m and costs €120 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 19h 20m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Rotterdam Centraal via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna to Rotterdam Central Station via Milan in around 19h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–31
- 1st Class
- €41–46
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–90
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Den haag
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Bologna to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Bologna to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Rotterdam is 1206 km. It takes approximately 12h 39m to drive from Bologna to Rotterdam.
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