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How to get fromBrakel to Rotterdamby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Brakel to Rotterdam by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain train
    6h 4m

  2. Drive  386.9 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Brakel to Rotterdamcar car 386.9 km
    3h 54m
    €72–103

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Utrecht Centraal stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    7h 19m
    €84–102

  4. Train via Hamm

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain train
    8h 9m
    €94–153

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gütersloh central bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus N69
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Rotterdambus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    10h 45m
    €77–105

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  • Distance: 398.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 4m

What companies run services between Brakel, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Brakel, Bahnhof to Rotterdam Centraal via Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof, Paderborn Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf, Utrecht Centraal, and Rotterdam Alexander in around 6h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brakel, Bahnhof to Rotterdam via Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof, Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof, Rietberg, ZOB, Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB, Gütersloh central bus station, and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk in around 10h 45m.

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