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How to get fromBologna to Rotterdamby plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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  1. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BLQ - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    4h 51m
    €101–296

  2. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BLQ - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 53m
    €83–274

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    12h 4m
    €288–554

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bologna to Milanbus bus FlixBus N524 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Rotterdam Central Stationbus bus FlixBus N846
    19h 20m
    €97–157

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Brennero - Brennertrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Utrecht Centraalnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    20h 6m
    €105–299

  6. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BLQ - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 37m
    €84–312

  7. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane FLR - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 55m
    €121–318

  8. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane BLQ - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 55m
    €102–326

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Ec / ...
    20h 58m

  10. Drive  1,206 km

    1. Drive from Bologna to Rotterdamcar car 1,206 km
    12h 39m
    €222–321

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bologna to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Rotterdamcar car
    14h 49m
    €249–344

Bologna to Rotterdam by train

Calendar71Weekly Trains
Duration12h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€288Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,047.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 51m

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

You can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Rotterdam Centraal via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna to Rotterdam Central Station via Milan in around 19h 20m.

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