There are 8 ways to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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€99–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Potsdam central train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N1325
11h 10m€50–90Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Amersfoort Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity direct / ...
8h€74–199Drive 652.7 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Rotterdamcar 652.7 km
6h 13m€117–169Train, 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€194–720Train, 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 Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 22m€109–290Train, 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
6h 58m€100–299Train via Werther
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain 10
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain
9h 5m€115–246
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 €95 - €290.
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 and Amersfoort Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Potsdam and Rotterdam is 697 km. The road distance is 652.7 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 8h and costs €70 - €200.
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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Rotterdam is to train which takes 8h and costs €70 - €200. 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 and Amersfoort Centraal in around 8h. 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
- €45–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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
- €45–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- 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
- 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
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
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
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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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Amersfoort Centraal 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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