There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Aarau by taxi, plane, train, train (Eurostar), 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.
Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
best- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
3h 15mCHF 253–458Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Aaraubus Senise
12h 25mCHF 48–63Train via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
8h 29mCHF 183–387Bus via Frick
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N846
12h 15mCHF 62–109Drive 711.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Aaraucar 711.8 km
7h 37mCHF 115–166Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
3h 28mCHF 290–490Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RTM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
4h 51mCHF 147–486Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain Intercity / ...
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Badentrain Nightjet
12h 21mCHF 131–437
Rotterdam to Aarau by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarau is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 65 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarau is to taxi and fly and train which takes 3h 15m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 460.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Aarau. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Aarau via Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Aarau. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Aarau via Paris l'Est, Strasbourg, Basel SBB and Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 29m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Aarau is 679 km. The road distance is 711.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Aarau without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 29m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 390.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Rotterdam to Aarau, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Aarau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam to Aarau train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Aarau is to train via Paris which takes 8h 29m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 390. Alternatively, you can bus via Frick, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 15m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aarau via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, and Olten in around 8h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Basel SBB 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 40–70 and the journey takes 10h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–700
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 90–130
- Comfort
- CHF 100–150
- Premium
- CHF 130–180
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 Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–24
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–50
Train from Eindhoven to Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–150
- 1st Class
- CHF 210–360
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–210
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Aarau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel station.
Rotterdam to Aarau train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Aarau is 712 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Rotterdam to Aarau.
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