How to get fromAlkmaar to Rotterdamby train, rideshare or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Alkmaar to Rotterdam by train, rideshare, or car

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Train via Haarlem
best
1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Haarlemtrain Sprinter / ...
2. Take the train from Haarlem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity
1h 54m
€23–58
Rideshare
cheapest
1. Take the rideshare from Alkmaar to Rotterdamrideshare 97.9 km
1h 26m
€5
Train
1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Sprinter
2h 4m
€23–40
Train via Amsterdam Sloterdijk
1. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain Sprinter / ...
2. Take the train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Sprinter / ...
2h 28m
€28–60
Drive 100.2 km
1. Drive from Alkmaar to Rotterdamcar 100.2 km
1h 13m
€18–26

Alkmaar to Rotterdam by train

273Weekly Trains

1h 54mAverage Duration

€23Cheapest Price

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Distance: 100.8 km
Duration: 1h 54m

What companies run services between Alkmaar, Netherlands and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Alkmaar to Rotterdam Centraal via Haarlem in around 1h 54m.

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Rotterdam(opens in a new window), Netherlands(opens in a new window)

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the "New Meuse" inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse at first and now to the Rhine. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Rotterdam

De Rotterdam(Opens in a new window)

De Rotterdam is a building on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam, designed by Rem Koolhaas in 1998. The complex is located between the KPN Tower and Rotterdam Cruise Terminal and was finalized at the end of 2013. On 21 November 2013, the municipality of Rotterdam, as the largest user, received the keys. The design provides space for offices, a hotel and apartments. The 44 floors amount to a total floor space area of about 160,000 m², making it the largest building in the Netherlands.

Diergaarde Blijdorp(Opens in a new window)

Diergaarde Blijdorp (Official Dutch name: Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde, Foundation Royal Zoo of Rotterdam) is a zoo in the northwestern part of Rotterdam, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Rotterdam Centraal Station(Opens in a new window)

Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The station received an average of 110,000 passengers daily in 2007. The current station building, located at Station Square, was officially opened in March 2014.

Kop van Zuid(Opens in a new window)

Kop van Zuid is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas opposite the center of town. The district is relatively young and includes the Wilhelmina Pier as well as the V bounded by the Rose Street and railway line on one side and the Rotterdam-Dordrecht Hilledijk, Hill Street and Rijnhaven on the other.

Places to stay in Rotterdam

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Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam(Opens in a new window)

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