There are 6 ways to get from Brakel to Rotterdam by train, car, plane, night train, or bus
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 Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
6h 5mDrive 386.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Brakel to Rotterdamcar 386.9 km
3h 54m€70–101Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Paderborn 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
5h 30m€185–511Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Utrecht Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoombus 388
7h 39m€72–238Train via Hamm
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
7h 49m€85–205Train to Hannover Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Altenbeken to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 34m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brakel to Rotterdam is to drive which costs €65 - €100 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Brakel to Rotterdam is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct train from Brakel to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Brakel, Bahnhof and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Paderborn Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf, Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
The distance between Brakel and Rotterdam is 401 km. The road distance is 386.9 km.
The best way to get from Brakel to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Brakel to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Brakel to Rotterdam train services, operated by National Express, depart from Paderborn Hbf station.
Brakel to Rotterdam train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Oberhausen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brakel to Rotterdam is 387 km. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Brakel to Rotterdam.
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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 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €21–25
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Hamm to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Altenbeken to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +31 900 0155
- Website
- qbuzz.nl
Bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.qbuzz.nl/en
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