There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Parma by train, plane, shuttle, 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 to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport, shuttle
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
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Linate airport to Parma
6h 16m€176–503Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EIN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 12m€73–357Train
- 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 Parmatrain Ic
13h 1m€261–466Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milanbus FlixBus N846
- Take the bus from Milan to Parmabus FlixBus 507
18h 15m€80–140Night 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 Parmatrain Ic
18h 25m€187–503Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- 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 Parmatrain
5h 59m€95–303Train 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 Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 14m€111–415Train 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 Parmatrain
7h 22m€122–364Bus via Parma - Via delle Esposizioni
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma - Via delle Esposizionibus Torino
18h 40m€78–142Drive 1,119 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Parmacar 1,119 km
11h 46m€198–286Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Parmacar
13h 23m€203–1,164
Rotterdam to Parma by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Parma is to bus via Parma - Via delle Esposizioni which costs €75 - €150 and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Parma is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Parma. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Parma via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Parma. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Parma via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Parma is 1005 km. The road distance is 1119 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Parma without a car is to train which takes 13h 1m and costs €260 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Rotterdam to Parma, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Parma train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Parma is to train which takes 13h 1m and costs €260 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 18h 15m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Parma, Italy?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Parma via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Parma via Milan in around 18h 15m.
- 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
- €65–380
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 Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- 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 Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- 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
- €95–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- 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
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- 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
- €5–14
- 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
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- 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
- €130–240
- 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
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- 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
- +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 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Milano Linate airport to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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 Milan to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma - Via delle Esposizioni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Rotterdam to Parma train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Parma is 1119 km. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from Rotterdam to Parma.
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