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How to get fromOstend to Port of Rotterdamby train (Eurostar), bus, car, train or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Ostend to Port of Rotterdam by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or ferry

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-CentraltrainIc / ...
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam CentraaltrainThalys
    4h 10m
    €59–117
  2. Line 30 bus, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Brugge Station perron C7bus30
    2. Take the bus from Bruges to Rotterdam Central StationbusN814 / ...
    5h 59m
    €24–64
  3. Drive 187.8 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Port of Rotterdamcar187.8 km
    2h 33m
    €33–48
  4. Train via Botlek, Torontostraat II

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-CentraltrainIc / ...
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam CentraaltrainEurostar / ...
    4h 11m
    €34–78
  5. Line 30 bus, bus, ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Brugge 't Zand perron C1bus30
    2. Take the bus from Brugge 't Zand perron A1 to Breskens Veerhavenbus42
    3. Take the ferry from Breskens, Veerhaven to Vlissingen, WesterhavenwegferryWsf
    4. Take the train from Vlissingen to Schiedam Centrumtrain
    7h 6m
    €37–109

Ostend to Port of Rotterdam by train, subway, and bus

Calendar96Weekly Services
Duration4h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€59Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Ostende to Botlek, Welplaatweg via Anvers-Central, Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam, Rotterdam Centraal, Spijkenisse, Spijkenisse Centrum, and Spijkenisse, Metro Centrum in around 4h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Botlek, Botlekstraat via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam Centraal, Schiedam Centrum, and Schiedam, Station Schiedam Centrum in around 5h 59m.

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