There are 9 ways to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 42m€109–292Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Potsdam central train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N1325
11h 10m€50–90Train via Enschede
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hengelotrain 77
- Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain Intercity
8h 7m€112–283Drive 653.2 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Rotterdamcar 653.2 km
6h 13m€116–167Train, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane BER - RTM
6h 35m€204–719Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 55m€101–302Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BER - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 38m€123–324Train
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Amersfoort Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 16m€83–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin ZOB to Utrecht Centraal stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity / ...
11h 46m
Potsdam to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €100 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Potsdam central train station station and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Potsdam to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Potsdam Hbf and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Berlin Hbf, Hengelo and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Potsdam and Rotterdam is 697 km. The road distance is 653.2 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Enschede which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €290.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Potsdam to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Potsdam central train station.
Potsdam to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam is to train via Enschede which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 10m.
What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Potsdam Hbf to Rotterdam Centraal via Berlin Hbf, Hengelo, and Gouda in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Potsdam central train station to Rotterdam Central Station once daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 11h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Potsdam central train station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Berlin ZOB to Utrecht Centraal station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Potsdam to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Potsdam to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Potsdam to Rotterdam is 653 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Potsdam to Rotterdam.
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