There are 6 ways to get from Bochum to Rotterdam by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bochum central station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N885 / ...
3h 40m€16–29Train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice / ...
3h 45m€28–100Drive 231.9 km
- Drive from Bochum to Rotterdamcar 231.9 km
2h 34m€41–59Train, fly
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
3h 6m€127–298Train via Arnhem
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain 78 / ...
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity
4h 41m€36–108Train #2
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
5h 52m€50–108
Bochum to Rotterdam by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €16 - €29 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Rotterdam is to drive which takes 2h 34m and costs €40 - €60.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bochum central station station and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bochum to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Bochum Hbf and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Duisburg Hbf, Utrecht Centraal and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 45m.
The distance between Bochum and Rotterdam is 242 km. The road distance is 231.9 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Rotterdam without a car is to bus which takes 3h 40m and costs €16 - €29.
The bus from Bochum central station to Rotterdam Central Station takes 3h 40m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Bochum to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bochum central station.
Bochum to Rotterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bochum to Rotterdam is to bus which takes 3h 40m and costs €16 - €29. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €27 - €100 and takes 3h 45m.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bochum central station to Rotterdam Central Station twice daily. Tickets cost €16–29 and the journey takes 3h 40m. Alternatively, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Duisburg Hbf to Utrecht Centraal every 4 hours. Tickets cost €16–40 and the journey takes 1h 33m. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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 Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bochum central station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bochum to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Bochum to Rotterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bochum to Rotterdam is 232 km. It takes approximately 2h 34m to drive from Bochum to Rotterdam.
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