There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane BCN - RTM
4h 39m€152–705Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BCN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 25m€61–220Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
10h 35m€362–590Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 50m€110–210Drive 1,420.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Rotterdamcar 1,420.7 km
14h 32m€250–361Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BCN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 10m€62–209Bus to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airportbus
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane GRO - RTM
5h 10m€117–624Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BCN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 34m€75–272Bus, train via Perpignan
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec
14h 30m€296–497Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Brussels Zaventem Airportbus FlixBus N781
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec
23h 41m€131–225
Barcelona to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €60 - €210 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €150 - €750.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station station and arriving at Rotterdam. Services depart twice daily, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 21h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 35m.
The distance between Barcelona and Rotterdam is 1214 km. The road distance is 1420.7 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 10h 35m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Barcelona to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Barcelona to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €150 - €750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €600 and takes 10h 35m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 21h 50m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
Transavia Holland and British Airways fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 10h 35m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Brussels Zaventem Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rotterdam station.
Barcelona to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Rotterdam is 1421 km. It takes approximately 14h 32m to drive from Barcelona to Rotterdam.
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