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How to get fromRotterdam to Cinque Terreby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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There are 14 ways to get from Rotterdam to Cinque Terre by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane AMS - PSA
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    6h 39m
    €110–362

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane EIN - PSA
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    7h 34m
    €87–410

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingottotrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Lingotto to La Spezia Centraletrain train Ic
    14h 12m
    €299–522

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain train Ic
    21h 9m
    €114–199

  5. Drive  1,229 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Cinque Terrecar car 1,229 km
    13h 20m
    €221–320

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane plane AMS - GOA
    3. Take the train from Genova Brignole to Monterossotrain train
    7h 20m
    €110–322

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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 Pisa Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    8h 26m
    €126–372

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    8h 57m
    €124–406

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane AMS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain train
    9h 31m
    €94–464

  10. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane AMS - TRN
    3. Take the train from Torino Lingotto to La Spezia Centraletrain train
    9h 33m
    €120–380

  11. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane EIN - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain train
    10h 36m
    €96–383

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiassotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Chiasso to Monterossotrain train Ec
    21h 24m
    €288–827

  13. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milanbus bus FlixBus N846
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to La Speziabus bus 1500 / ...
    21h 45m
    €106–173

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Augsburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Augsburg Hbf to Cinque Terrecar car
    18h 40m
    €268–386

Rotterdam to Cinque Terre by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration14h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€299Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,183.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 39m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Cinque Terre, Italy?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Corniglia via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Lingotto, and La Spezia Centrale in around 14h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Corniglia via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, La Spezia, Canaletto - Porto Ovest, La Spezia Via Fiume, and La Spezia Centrale in around 21h 45m.

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