There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane SAW - RTM
6h 47m€67–332Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
32h 12m€243–500Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Utrecht Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
46h 38m€161–292Drive 2,653.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rotterdamcar 2,653.7 km
24h 8m€488–704Fly Istanbul to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane IST - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 11m€141–387Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SAW - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 41m€91–357Fly Istanbul to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane IST - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 18m€112–302Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SAW - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 44m€82–382Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SAW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 28m€169–411Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N885 / ...
37h 5m€148–225Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rotterdambus
46h 23m€122–184Night train, train via Aachen
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
2d€377–614Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Rotterdamcar
26h 55m€479–684
Istanbul to Rotterdam by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam is to fly which costs €65 - €340 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €65 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 38m.
The distance between Istanbul and Rotterdam is 2290 km. The road distance is 2653.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 12m and costs €240 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Istanbul to Rotterdam bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Rotterdam train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €65 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 37h 5m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Rotterdam Central Station via Munich central bus station in around 37h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Istanbul to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brussels Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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 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 Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- 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
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rotterdam
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Rotterdam bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:19 AM in Istanbul and 9:19 AM in Rotterdam.
Istanbul to Rotterdam train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Rotterdam is 2654 km. It takes approximately 24h 8m to drive from Istanbul to Rotterdam.
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