There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)HEL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
5h 39m€98–303Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Riga, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
42h€96–158Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Take the bus from Lübeck to Groningen central station
- Take the train from Groningen to Gouda
28h 10m€184–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Amersfoort Centraal
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
36h 3m€245–556Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rotterdam Central Station
38h 55m€131–289Fly Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)HEL - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
6h 37m€124–361Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)TLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 53m€113–385Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)TLL - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
8h 50m€114–383Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf305 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal78 / ...
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
40h 17m€239–458Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstad
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Drive from Grenå to Rotterdam
38h 56m€576–840
Helsinki to Rotterdam by ferry, bus, night train, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam is to Bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 42h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 39m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 55m.
The distance between Helsinki and Rotterdam is 1600 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 28h 10m and costs €180 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Helsinki to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
Helsinki to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 1:39 PM in Helsinki and 12:39 PM in Rotterdam.
Book your Helsinki to Rotterdam bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Rotterdam Central Station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 55m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Groningen to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
Train from Berlin Hbf to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €95–140
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €100–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lübeck to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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