There are 7 ways to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane KRS - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Den haagbus
6h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminalbus 600 / ...
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
28h 33m€96–226Car 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
21h 15mTrain
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- 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
26h 29m€221–402Car 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 19m€164–399Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SVG - AMS
9h 48m€141–384
Kristiansand to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €95 - €230 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 8h 19m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Kristiansand to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Oslo bussterminal and Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 33m.
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, Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf and Hengelo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 29m.
The distance between Kristiansand and Rotterdam is 764 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 21h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Rotterdam bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon station.
Kristiansand to Rotterdam train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Kristiansand stasjon station.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Rotterdam is to train which takes 26h 29m and costs €220 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €230 and takes 28h 33m.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Rotterdam Centraal via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, and Hengelo in around 26h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Rotterdam Central Station via Oslo bussterminal, Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal, and Copenhagen Busterminal in around 28h 33m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
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
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
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
- €85–340
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–90
- 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
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Den haag
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–92
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- €92
- No Car
- €36
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Kristiansand to Rotterdam bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Kristiansand to Rotterdam train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
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