There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 12m€91–255Fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 40m€85–242Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
14h 26m€441–798Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
23h 25m€140–249Drive 1,675.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Rotterdamcar 1,675.8 km
16h 30m€303–438Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane MAD - RTM
6h 30m€191–552Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane MAD - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 41m€85–276Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAD - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 18m€107–325Train
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
16h€346–632Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N1143
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 813 / ...
26h 23m€131–216
Madrid to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €85 - €250 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 12m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Rotterdam via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
The distance between Madrid and Rotterdam is 1522 km. The road distance is 1675.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 14h 26m and costs €440 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Madrid to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Madrid to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Rotterdam train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Rotterdam is to train via Barcelona which takes 14h 26m and costs €440 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 23h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €190 - €550 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Rotterdam Centraal via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 14h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Rotterdam via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Madrid to Rotterdam train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Rotterdam is 1676 km. It takes approximately 16h 30m to drive from Madrid to Rotterdam.
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