There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Rotterdam by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PMO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 23m€103–340Fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PMO - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 35m€79–355Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni 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
24h 24mCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Rotterdamcar
32h 36m€303–444Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
39h 9m€340–468Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane PMO - RTM
5h 29m€254–905Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PMO - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 18m€107–349Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
39h 20m€213–334
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €75 - €360 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €250 - €950.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Rotterdam via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
The distance between Palermo and Rotterdam is 1782 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Rotterdam without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Palermo to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Palermo to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €250 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €340 and takes 39h 20m.
Palermo to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Palermo to Rotterdam bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
Transavia Holland flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Rotterdam via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €310–430
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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