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How to get fromSicily to Rotterdamby plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, bus or night train

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There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Rotterdam by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, bus, or night train

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  1. Fly Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planePMO - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 7m
    €99–263

  2. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeCTA - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 44m
    €92–261

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraletrainRe
    2. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniferryM1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta SusatrainFr
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissytrainTgv
    5. Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    25h 23m

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
    2. Drive from Port of Genoa to Rotterdamcar
    32h 39m
    €261–411

  5. Bus via Lugano

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus
    3. Take the bus from Lugano to Rotterdambus
    39h 48m
    €118–180

  6. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeCTA - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 57m
    €110–292

  7. Fly Palermo Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planePMO - RTM
    5h 29m
    €264–2,705

  8. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planeCTA - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 55m
    €117–293

  9. Fly Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planePMO - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    8h 23m
    €124–385

  10. Train, ferry via Paris

    1. Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraletrainRe
    2. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniferryM1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta NuovatrainFr
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    5. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    25h 51m

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanobusN597
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdam Central StationbusN846
    40h 18m
    €101–291

  12. Car ferry, train, night train

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P. Principe to Zürich HBtrainEc
    3. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam CentraalnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
    43h 49m
    €470–854

Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration4h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€45Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Rotterdam via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, Milano, San Donato M3, Milan, and Lugano in around 39h 48m. Alternatively, Transavia Holland flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice a week.

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