There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Rotterdam by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CTA - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
7h 16mFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane CTA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 51m€77–312Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
28h 7m€304–716Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Rotterdamcar
32h 43m€271–451Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec / ...
40h 6mFly Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PMO - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
7h 39mFly Palermo Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane PMO - RTM
5h 29m€254–1,405Fly Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PMO - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 26m€103–348Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane CTA - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 58m€101–286Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
8h 57m€123–387Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambéry to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
35h 18m€234–691Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
40h 45m€126–261
Sicily to Rotterdam by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €75 - €320 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €250 - €1500.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Rotterdam via Palermo and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 7m.
The distance between Sicily and Rotterdam is 1901 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 28h 7m and costs €300 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Sicily to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Sicily to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Rotterdam is to train which takes 28h 7m and costs €300 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €250 - €1500 and takes 5h 29m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 40h 45m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Rotterdam Centraal via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 28h 7m. Alternatively, Transavia Holland flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €85–110
- Smart Flex
- €90–120
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €150–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €95–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–60
- Comfort
- €45–65
- Premium
- €65–90
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Chambéry to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €140–210
- 1st Class
- €300–490
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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Sicily to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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