There are 6 ways to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane KRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 26m€103–397Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
20h 54mTrain
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- 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
24h 51m€241–432Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Rotterdamcar
12h 54m€206–346Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane KRS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 26m€162–316Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SVG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 47m€158–427
Kristiansand to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €160 - €320 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 4h 26m and costs €100 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Kristiansand to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand stasjon and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Oslo S, Malmo C, Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf and Hengelo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 51m.
The distance between Kristiansand and Rotterdam is 758 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 20h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Rotterdam train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Kristiansand stasjon station.
Kristiansand to Rotterdam train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
There are 823+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Rotterdam Centraal via Oslo S, Malmo C, Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, and Hengelo in around 24h 51m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- 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 Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North Jutland Transport Company
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–31
- 1st Class
- €41–46
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–93
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €93
- No Car
- €36
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