There are 10 ways to get from Rostock to Rotterdam by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Osnabrück
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Gouda
9h 13m€99–233Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Rotterdam Central StationN1386
11h 30m€45–65Drive 643.3 km
- Drive from Rostock to Rotterdam643.3 km
6h 42m€113–163Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)HAM - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
6h 46m€132–375Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to BergedorfRe1
- Take the train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amersfoort CentraalIce
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
9h 13m€108–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf33 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Utrecht
- Take the bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Metro Capelsebrug395 / ...
12h 42m€59–121Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BRE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
6h 34m€159–506Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
6h 28m€115–350Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Brussels Airport (BRU)HAM - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
7h 44m€133–373Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchen
- Take the train from Lüneburg to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)HAJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
8h 28m€193–462
Rostock to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €45 - €65 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €110 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rostock central bus station station and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Hengelo and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Rostock and Rotterdam is 712 km. The road distance is 643.3 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Osnabrück which takes 9h 13m and costs €95 - €240.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Rostock to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Rostock to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Rotterdam is to train via Osnabrück which takes 9h 13m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €65 and takes 11h 30m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Rotterdam Centraal via Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Hengelo, and Gouda in around 9h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rostock central bus station to Rotterdam Central Station once daily. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 11h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lüneburg to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hengelo to Gouda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
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 Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €140–230
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Utrecht
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +31 (0)900 – 0108
- Website
- gd.qbuzz.nl
Bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Metro Capelsebrug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
- Phone
- 0900 - 5252241
- Website
- u-ov.info
Bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Metro Capelsebrug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- U-Ov
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Rostock to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Rostock to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Rotterdam is 643 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Rostock to Rotterdam.
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