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There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen to Italy by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    5h 42m

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BRU - LIN
    6h 8m
    €58–263

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    15h 25m
    €188–508

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Roma Prenestina A1bus bus
    22h 10m
    €172–245

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain night train Nj
    21h 46m
    €139–399

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    5h 19m
    €83–328

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    5h 46m

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane EIN - BLQ
    5h 18m
    €81–317

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    6h 20m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    24h 40m
    €159–292

  11. Drive  1,398.9 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Romecar car 1,398.9 km
    14h 3m
    €257–370

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar car
    21h 31m
    €281–389

Heerlen to Italy by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration15h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€188Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 774.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 42m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Italy?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Roma Termini via Aachen Hbf, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 15h 25m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Roma Prenestina A1 once a week. Tickets cost €160–220 and the journey takes 17h 32m.

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