There are 11 ways to get from Alsace to Rotterdam by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Selestat to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
7h 4m€217–373Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Eindhoven Stationbus
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
10h 32m€56–107Drive 568 km
- Drive from Alsace to Rotterdamcar 568 km
6h 12m€101–146Train to Basel, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 45m€122–324Train
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 9m€165–291Bus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 45m€59–107Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 29m€174–430Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane STR - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 52m€166–456Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LUX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 46m€143–408Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane FRA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 37m€156–488Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 38m€149–408
Alsace to Rotterdam by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Alsace to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Dambach and arriving at Rotterdam via Colmar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Alsace to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Selestat and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
The distance between Alsace and Rotterdam is 931 km. The road distance is 568 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 4m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Alsace to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Alsace to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Colmar station.
Alsace to Rotterdam train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Scherwiller station.
The best way to get from Alsace to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 7h 4m and costs €210 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 45m.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Dambach to Rotterdam Centraal via Gare, Selestat, Paris Est, and Paris Nord in around 7h 4m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Colmar to Rotterdam twice daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Selestat to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- 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 Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Eindhoven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Colmar to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Alsace to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rotterdam station.
Alsace to Rotterdam train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alsace to Rotterdam is 568 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Alsace to Rotterdam.
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