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How to get fromRotterdam to Veniceby train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train or train (Eurostar, Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Venice by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Eurostar, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeAMS - VCE
    4h 40m
    €85–277

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus814 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Venezia, TronchettobusN28
    20h 50m
    €58–145

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Venicecar
    11h 6m
    €172–1,109

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to RosenheimnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Rosenheim to Venezia S. LuciatrainRj
    21h 49m
    €221–629

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeBRU - VCE
    5h 26m
    €86–295

  6. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Innsbruck Airport, train

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)planeRTM - INN
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain
    7h 48m
    €293–684

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeAMS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain
    6h 17m
    €102–316

  8. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)planeCRL - TSF
    7h 14m
    €96–306

  9. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano CentraletrainFr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. LuciatrainFr
    13h 20m
    €260–615

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
    2. Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Innsbruck HauptbahnhoftrainDrf
    3. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain89
    21h 25m

  11. Drive 1,200.1 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Venicecar1,200.1 km
    12h 52m
    €210–304

Rotterdam to Venice by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration20h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€58Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Venice, Italy?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Venezia, Tronchetto via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 20h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venezia S. Lucia via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale in around 13h 20m.

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