There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or 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)plane HEL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 52m€102–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hengelotrain 77
- Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain
33h 53m€249–436Bus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Hengelotrain 77
- Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain
35h 3m€190–496Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Gothenburgcar
- Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
- Drive from Port Of Frederikshavn to Rotterdamcar
37h 8m€582–952Fly Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HEL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 4m€118–355Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 10m€122–357Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane TLL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 23m€128–322Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
37h€239–422Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N1386 / ...
38h 50m€211–322Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
42h 25m€138–312
Helsinki to Rotterdam by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €100 - €280 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 50m.
The distance between Helsinki and Rotterdam is 1600 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 53m and costs €240 - €440.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Helsinki to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Helsinki to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 10:11 PM in Helsinki and 9:11 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, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rotterdam Central Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €16–22
- Small Car
- €70–120
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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