There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Rotterdam by plane, taxi, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, taxi
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the taxi from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Rotterdamtaxi
4h 29m€273–514Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 20m€45–85Train via Paris
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 44m€200–428Drive 656 km
- Drive from Basel to Rotterdamcar 656 km
6h 57m€118–171Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, taxi
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the taxi from Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS to Rotterdamtaxi
5h 49m€334–610Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- 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 Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 50m€136–382Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Eindhoventrain 43N
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity / ...
9h 59m€127–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec
11h 47m
Basel to Rotterdam by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rotterdam is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 29m and costs €270 - €550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel and arriving at Rotterdam. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Basel and Rotterdam is 628 km. The road distance is 656 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 44m and costs €200 - €430.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Basel to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Basel to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Basel station.
Basel to Rotterdam train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 7h 44m and costs €200 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 10h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from St Louis to Rotterdam Centraal via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, and Paris Nord in around 7h 44m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Basel to Rotterdam once daily. Tickets cost €45–85 and the journey takes 10h 20m. FlixBus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- €200–250
TCA Taxi
- Phone
- +31 20 777 7777
- Website
- tcataxi.nl
Staxi
- Phone
- +31 20 705 8888
- Website
- staxi.nl
Goedkoopnaarschiphol.NL
- Phone
- +31 20 260 0810
- Website
- goedkoopnaarschiphol.nl
Dutch Cab Company
- Phone
- +31 202101511
- Website
- dutchcabcompany.nl
TCA Taxi
- Phone
- +31 20 777 7777
- Website
- tcataxi.nl
Staxi
- Phone
- +31 20 705 8888
- Website
- staxi.nl
Goedkoopnaarschiphol.NL
- Phone
- +31 20 260 0810
- Website
- goedkoopnaarschiphol.nl
Dutch Cab Company
- Phone
- +31 202101511
- Website
- dutchcabcompany.nl
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rotterdam station.
Basel to Rotterdam train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rotterdam is 656 km. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Basel to Rotterdam.
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