There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Italy by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
4h 14m€67–216Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
13h 53m€336–586Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
23h 38mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
19h 17m€250–616Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- 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
4h 23m€86–223Train, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- 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
4h 41m€88–275Train, fly to Turin Caselle Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane AMS - TRN
5h 7m€79–238Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
5h 7m€70–219Train, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane AMS - GOA
5h 5m€92–275Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milanbus FlixBus N846
- Take the bus from Milano to Romabus Milano / ...
24h 44m€105–201Drive 1,564 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Romecar 1,564 km
15h 45m€275–398Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar
15h 41m€247–1,234
Rotterdam to Italy by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Italy is to train and fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Italy is to train and fly which takes 4h 14m and costs €65 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Italy. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Termini via Milano and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Italy. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Roma Termini via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Italy is 889 km. The road distance is 1564 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Italy without a car is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Rotterdam to Italy, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Italy train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Italy is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs €330 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 24h 44m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Italy?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Roma Termini via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Termini via Milano and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 24h 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- 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
Night train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Rotterdam to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Rotterdam to Italy train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Italy is 1564 km. It takes approximately 15h 45m to drive from Rotterdam to Italy.
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