There are 8 ways to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
5h 14m€129–380Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Kolding bus stationN150 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Rotterdam Central StationN844
13h 10m€47–80Train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.Icl / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Hamburg HbfEce / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Utrecht CentraalIce
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
12h 17m€133–222Drive 798.6 km
- Drive from Aarhus to Rotterdam798.6 km
7h 59m€141–204Train, train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Randers St.
- Take the train from Randers St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)AAL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
5h 33m€135–400Tram to Aarhus Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the tram from Skolebakken to Kolind
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)AAR - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 39mTrain to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)CPH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 25m€145–374Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)CPH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam CS
9h 2m€174–419
Aarhus to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €120 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Aarhus to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Aarhus C FlixBus stop and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Kolding bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Aarhus to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Aarhus H and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Odense St., Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Hengelo and Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
The distance between Aarhus and Rotterdam is 642 km. The road distance is 798.6 km.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 12h 17m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Aarhus to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aarhus C FlixBus stop station.
Aarhus to Rotterdam train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Aarhus H station.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Rotterdam is to train which takes 12h 17m and costs €130 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Aarhus, Denmark and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Aarhus H to Rotterdam Centraal via Odense St., Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Hengelo, and Utrecht Centraal in around 12h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Rotterdam Central Station via Kolding bus station in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Randers St.
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Randers St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam CS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- midttrafik@midttrafik.dk
- Website
- midttrafik.dk
Tram from Skolebakken to Kolind
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Midttrafik
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam CS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–27
- 1st Class
- €34–39
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Aarhus to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Aarhus to Rotterdam train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Odense St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aarhus to Rotterdam is 799 km. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Aarhus to Rotterdam.
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