There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)OTP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
5h 55m€163–364Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Station1924
36h 55m€60–150Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam CentraalThalys
19h 28m€83–145Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Passau HbfRjx
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Frankfurt91 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
32h 54m€232–492Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Utrecht CentraalNj
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
33h 49m€183–384Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 9m€219–492Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)OTP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 18m€158–427Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Station
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam CSEc
27h 53m€151–158Drive 2,178.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Rotterdam2,178.8 km
21h 25m€389–561Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Rotterdam
22h 40m€333–1,342
Bucharest to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €60 - €150 and takes 36h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 55m and costs €160 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Passau Hbf, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 54m.
The distance between Bucharest and Rotterdam is 1855 km. The road distance is 2178.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 28m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Bucharest to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Rotterdam train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Rotterdam is to train which takes 32h 54m and costs €230 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €150 and takes 36h 55m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Bucharest to Rotterdam Centraal via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Passau Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 32h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Station twice a week. Tickets cost €60–150 and the journey takes 36h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam CS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €137
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:32 PM in Bucharest and 1:32 PM in Rotterdam.
Bucharest to Rotterdam train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Rotterdam is 2179 km. It takes approximately 21h 25m to drive from Bucharest to Rotterdam.
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