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How to get fromMadrid to Rotterdamby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 17m
    €81–216

  2. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane MAD - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 30m
    €79–272

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    14h 37m
    €378–697

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Aéroport Orly 4bus bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Eurostar
    19h 31m
    €106–334

  5. Drive 1,675.8 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Rotterdamcar car 1,675.8 km
    16h 30m
    €301–434

  6. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane MAD - RTM
    6h 40m
    €141–392

  7. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 38m
    €87–265

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    16h 48m
    €295–607

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rotterdambus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    24h 30m
    €111–194

Madrid to Rotterdam by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€378Cheapest Price
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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 37m. Alternatively, British Airways, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice daily.

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