There are 8 ways to get from Nantes to Rotterdam by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train 411C / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
6h 19m€134–306Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nantes to Brussels-North train stationbus N712 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 813 / ...
14h 12m€46–97Drive 809.9 km
- Drive from Nantes to Rotterdamcar 809.9 km
8h 4m€142–204Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 28m€92–282Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec / ...
7h 17m€91–201Train #2
- Take the train from Nantes to Bruxelles Miditrain 003B
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Ec / ...
7h 25m€145–328Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 4m€154–534Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane NTE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h€100–233
Nantes to Rotterdam by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €45 - €100 and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 4h 28m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 19m.
The distance between Nantes and Rotterdam is 836 km. The road distance is 809.9 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 19m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Nantes to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Nantes to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
Nantes to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 6h 19m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €100 and takes 14h 12m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Nantes to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 6h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes to Rotterdam Central Station via Brussels-North train station in around 14h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–280
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €95–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
- +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 Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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 Nantes to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Nantes to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Nantes to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Rotterdam is 810 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Nantes to Rotterdam.
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