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

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There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bologna by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    4h 21m
    €99–300

  2. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane BRU - BLQ
    5h 31m
    €80–278

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    12h 9m
    €287–553

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 813 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus bus
    20h 55m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    23h 3m
    €143–342

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane EIN - BLQ
    5h 18m
    €82–319

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane AMS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    5h 26m
    €120–362

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane plane AMS - VRN
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain train
    5h 41m
    €122–364

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    6h 9m
    €109–338

  10. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CRL - BLQ
    6h 29m
    €108–339

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bologna Centralebus bus
    22h 1m
    €123–211

  12. Drive  1,206.1 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Bolognacar car 1,206.1 km
    12h 34m
    €222–321

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Bolognacar car
    16h 25m
    €261–368

Rotterdam to Bologna by train

Calendar70Weekly Trains
Duration12h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€287Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,047.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 21m

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

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bologna Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Bologna via Brussels-North train station and Brussels-North Station in around 20h 55m.

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