There are 11 ways to get from Boston to Rotterdam by train, bus, car ferry, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 40m€111–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Queensgate Bus Stnbus X12
- Take the train from Peterborough to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdambus
9h 14m€125–279Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manningtreetrain Peterborough - Colchester
- Take the carferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
15h 6m€112–381Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Boston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rotterdamcar
7h 7m€236–283Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 41m€206–360Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Boston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rotterdamcar
8h 14m€111–205Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane LCY - RTM
4h 47m€171–471Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Boston to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BHX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 33m€140–340Train, train to Norwich International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NWI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 35m€246–710Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane STN - RTM
6h 40m€262–571Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Boston to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LTN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 57m€137–338
Boston to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Rotterdam is to drive and car ferry which costs €110 - €210 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €170 - €480.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Grantham and London St. Pancras Int.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between Boston and Rotterdam is 732 km.
The best way to get from Boston to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs €110 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Boston to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Boston to Rotterdam train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Boston station.
Rotterdam is 1h ahead of Boston. It is currently 12:52 AM in Boston and 1:52 AM in Rotterdam.
Boston to Rotterdam train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Grantham station.
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What companies run services between Boston, England and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Boston to Rotterdam Centraal via Grantham, London Kings Cross, and London St. Pancras Int. in around 6h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–400
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Peterborough to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Bus Station to Queensgate Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €55–70
- Small Car
- €75–260
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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