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How to get fromMadrid to Rotterdamby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), 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), 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)planeMAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 16m
    €68–283

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Madrid to ParisbusFlixBus 793 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to RotterdambusBlaBlaCar Bus
    24h 30m
    €56–181

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantstrainAve
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    14h 15m
    €156–622

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Aéroport Orly 4bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to MonstrainOtc
    3. Take the train from Mons to Brussels-NordtrainIc / ...
    4. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam CStrainEc
    24h 26m
    €103–239

  5. Drive 1,676 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Rotterdamcar1,676 km
    16h 22m
    €295–425

  6. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planeMAD - RTM
    6h 40m
    €243–443

  7. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeMAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 59m
    €89–316

  8. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeMAD - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 29m
    €85–294

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to IruntrainAlv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2trainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    16h 34m
    €187–444

Madrid to Rotterdam by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€156Cheapest 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 15m. Alternatively, British Airways, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) once daily.

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