There are 11 ways to get from Croatia to Rotterdam by car, car train, bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Rotterdamcar
11h 35m€174–1,111Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N885
22h 25m€85–150Drive 1,317.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Rotterdamcar 1,317.4 km
12h 13m€234–338Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZAG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 7m€105–294Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
17h 36m€163–492Train via Sankt Johann im Pongau
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to St. Johann Im Pongautrain Ec
- Take the train from St Johann im Pongau to Utrecht Centraaltrain Drf
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
22h 57m€105–336Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZAG - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
7h 13mFly Split Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SPU - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
6h 55mShuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VCE - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
9h 37mShuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LJU - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdambus
8h 54mFly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Weeze Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ZAG - NRN
- Take the bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Nijmegen to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 18m€90–304
Croatia to Rotterdam by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs €100 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via München Hbf, Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 36m.
The distance between Croatia and Rotterdam is 1353 km. The road distance is 1317.4 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Rotterdam without a car is to bus which takes 22h 25m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Croatia to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Croatia to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Rotterdam train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Rotterdam is to bus which takes 22h 25m and costs €85 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €500 and takes 17h 36m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Station once daily. Tickets cost €85–150 and the journey takes 22h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Rotterdam Centraal via München Hbf, Utrecht Centraal, and Rotterdam Alexander in around 17h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Split Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Split Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Split Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–31
- 1st Class
- €41–46
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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–90
Train from München Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €250–420
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Nijmegen to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–22
- 1st Class
- €27–45
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from St Johann im Pongau to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–180
- Seating Carriage
- €75–95
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +31-383394700
- Website
- transdev.nl
Bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Transdev Netherlands
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Croatia to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Croatia to Rotterdam train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Rotterdam is 1317 km. It takes approximately 12h 13m to drive from Croatia to Rotterdam.
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