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There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Rotterdam by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeMXP - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 6m
    €71–247

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lugano to RotterdambusBlaBlaCar Bus
    14h 35m
    €60–85

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainEc
    2. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    11h 22m
    €121–508

  4. Drive 919.8 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Rotterdamcar919.8 km
    9h 40m
    €161–233

  5. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeLIN - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 18m
    €72–261

  6. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeMXP - BRU
    3. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 29m
    €87–295

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeZRH - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 17m
    €155–397

  8. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeLIN - BRU
    3. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 50m
    €68–269

  9. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeBGY - EIN
    4. Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 43m
    €103–324

  10. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    9h 3m
    €85–306

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainEc
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Eindhoventrain43N
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    14h 13m
    €92–351

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich HbtrainEc
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus007
    17h 46m
    €83–197

Lugano to Rotterdam by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration11h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Lugano to Rotterdam Centraal via Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 11h 22m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lugano to Rotterdam 4 times a week. Tickets cost €60–85 and the journey takes 14h 35m.

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