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There are 11 ways to get from Jena to Rotterdam by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    9h 17m
    €126–355

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Amsterdam SloterdijkbusN69
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Rotterdam Central Stationbus814 / ...
    12h 20m
    €35–92

  3. Drive 591.6 km

    1. Drive from Jena to Rotterdamcar591.6 km
    5h 42m
    €104–151

  4. 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 24m
    €193–468

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Heilbad HeiligenstadttrainRe1
    2. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    9h 20m
    €106–292

  6. Train #2

    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 34m
    €98–346

  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 5m
    €161–437

  8. 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 16m
    €160–373

  9. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Göttingentrain
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeHAJ - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    7h 20m
    €188–427

  10. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeBER - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 35m
    €114–391

  11. 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
    €113–307

Jena to Rotterdam by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration9h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest 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, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jena bus station to Rotterdam Central Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 12h 20m.

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