There are 10 ways to get from Dessau to Rotterdam by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain
8h 26m€99–242Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re13 / ...
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N1325
11h 29m€51–108Drive 606.5 km
- Drive from Dessau to Rotterdamcar 606.5 km
6h 7m€110–158Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LEJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 51m€189–442Train via Venlo
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Hammtrain 55
- Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
10h 16m€122–304Train #2
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Guestentrain Rb
- Take the train from Guesten to Sangerhausentrain Re
- Take the train from Sangerhausen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
11h 28m€94–195Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 43m€131–356Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 12m€212–496Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 30m€131–353Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAM - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 12m€198–531
Dessau to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dessau to Rotterdam is to train and bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Dessau to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Dessau to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Dessau Hbf and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, Hengelo and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 26m.
The distance between Dessau and Rotterdam is 632 km. The road distance is 606.5 km.
The best way to get from Dessau to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs €95 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Dessau to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Dessau to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dessau Hbf station.
Dessau to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dessau to Rotterdam is 607 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Dessau to Rotterdam.
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What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Rotterdam Centraal via Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, Hengelo, and Gouda in around 8h 26m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dessau Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hengelo to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- 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
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Dessau Hbf to Guesten
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Guesten to Sangerhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Sangerhausen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Sangerhausen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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