There are 5 ways to get from Dakar to Rotterdam by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DSS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
12h 9m€275–725Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DSS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
16h 18m€204–774Bus, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane DSS - RTM
12h 47m€320–1,411Bus, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DSS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
11h 51m€217–554Bus, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DSS - CDG
- Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
13h 6m€265–1,071
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Rotterdam is to bus and fly and train which costs €210 - €600 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Rotterdam is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 51m and costs €210 - €600.
The distance between Dakar and Rotterdam is 4718 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Dakar to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Rotterdam is 1h ahead of Dakar. It is currently 12:22 AM in Dakar and 1:22 AM in Rotterdam.
There are 834+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Rotterdam. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport Train Station, then take the train to Rotterdam Centraal. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, then fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM).
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–1,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–1,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Brussels Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–470
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Brussels Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
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