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How to get fromSicily to Rotterdamby plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, car, or bus

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There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, car, or bus

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  1. Fly Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane PMO - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 23m
    €103–345

  2. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CTA - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 55m
    €84–274

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    27h 36m
    €417–813

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Genoa to Rotterdamcar car
    32h 44m
    €301–451

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus bus
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    40h 26m
    €338–476

  6. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CTA - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 56m
    €103–314

  7. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane CTA - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 43m
    €91–283

  8. Fly Palermo Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane PMO - RTM
    5h 29m
    €254–855

  9. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane CTA - RTM
    5h 7m
    €234–654

  10. Fly Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane PMO - 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
    8h 22m
    €102–385

  11. Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CTA - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    8h 26m
    €105–421

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus N597
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdambus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    40h 40m
    €201–321

Sicily to Rotterdam by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration27h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€417Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,781.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 23m

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 27h 36m. Alternatively, Transavia Holland flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice a week.

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