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There are 10 ways to get from Jena to Rotterdam by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain13 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Utrecht CentraaltrainIce
    8h 51m
    €109–341

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Amsterdam SloterdijkbusN69
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Rotterdam Central StationbusN814 / ...
    12h 17m
    €36–84

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Heilbad HeiligenstadttrainRe1
    2. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    3. Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Utrecht CentraalnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    9h 21m
    €86–352

  4. Drive 591.6 km

    1. Drive from Jena to Rotterdamcar591.6 km
    5h 42m
    €106–153

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Düsseldorf Hbftrain51
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
    10h 40m
    €113–304

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeLEJ - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 23m
    €193–478

  7. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeNUE - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 12m
    €161–447

  8. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Göttingentrain
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeHAJ - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 18m
    €198–427

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeFRA - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 32m
    €161–398

  10. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planePRG - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    9h 33m
    €113–312

Jena to Rotterdam by train

Calendar70Weekly Trains
Duration8h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€109Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Jena West to Rotterdam Centraal via Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Utrecht Centraal, and Gouda in around 8h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jena bus station to Rotterdam Central Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 12h 17m.

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