There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane AMS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 7m€100–247Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EIN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 1m€78–243Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
12h 43m€269–602Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
20h 44m€93–158Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Padovanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Padova to Ferraratrain Fr
23h 21m€137–520Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
5h 46m€103–285Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 15m€89–282Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane AMS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferraratrain
6h 51m€128–335Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane AMS - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 34m€138–348Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
21h 49mDrive 1,208.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Ferraracar 1,208.8 km
13h 19m€218–315Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Ferraracar
16h 30m€250–355
Rotterdam to Ferrara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Kennedy via Milan and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Ferrara via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ferrara is 1094 km. The road distance is 1208.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara without a car is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Ferrara train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ferrara is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €260 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 20h 44m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Ferrara via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, and Bologna Centrale in around 12h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kennedy via Milan and Bologna Autostazione in around 20h 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Rotterdam to Ferrara train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Ferrara is 1209 km. It takes approximately 13h 19m to drive from Rotterdam to Ferrara.
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