There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
4h 11m€83–284Bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to RotterdamBlaBlaCar Bus
11h 8m€48–69Train via Paris
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam CentraalEurostar
7h 28m€104–396Drive 655.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum655.7 km
6h 53m€115–166Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
5h 32m€134–360Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
6h 5m€125–358Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven43N
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam BlaakIntercity
11h 49m€88–290Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam CSEc
12h 37mBus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rotterdam Central StationN846 / ...
13h 25m€60–85
Basel to Rotterdam Centrum by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum is to bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport which costs €45 - €70 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum is to fly and train which takes 4h 11m and costs €80 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Basel and Rotterdam Centrum is 618 km. The road distance is 655.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 28m and costs €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum, including transfers.
Basel to Rotterdam Centrum bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Rotterdam Centrum train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum is to train via Paris which takes 7h 28m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport, which costs €45 - €70 and takes 11h 8m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rotterdam Centrum, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 7h 28m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Rotterdam 4 times a week. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- 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
- €95–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- 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 Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €140–240
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
Train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–100
- 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
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam CS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Rotterdam Centrum bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Basel to Rotterdam Centrum train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, arrive at Eindhoven station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rotterdam Centrum is 656 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Basel to Rotterdam Centrum.
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