There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LIN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 45m€76–287Fly Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 37m€52–252Train via Paris
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
10h 5m€266–414Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h€70–120Drive 994.4 km
- Drive from Milan to Rotterdamcar 994.4 km
10h 34m€183–264Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MXP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 27m€63–260Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MXP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 9m€84–265Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BGY - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 16m€62–322Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BGY - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 30m€99–338Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Eindhoventrain 43N
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
15h 38m€220–350Bus via Duomo M1
- Take the bus from Milan to Rotterdam Central Stationbus FlixBus N846
16h 55m€87–132
Milan to Rotterdam by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Rotterdam. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between Milan and Rotterdam is 889 km. The road distance is 994.4 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 5m and costs €260 - €420.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Milan to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Milan to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 10h 5m and costs €260 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Milano Centrale to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 10h 5m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdam twice daily. Tickets cost €70–120 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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Milan to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rotterdam station.
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