There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 12mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus stationbus N844
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
12h 58mkr 478–802Train via Enschede
- Take the train from Gouda to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.train Ece
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
12h 3mkr 1,213–2,321Drive 800.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Aarhuscar 800.8 km
7h 59mkr 1,053–1,521Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane AMS - AAL
- Take the train from Aalborg Lufthavn St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 23mBus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane AMS - AAR
7h 38mBus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 51mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRU - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
9h 34mkr 1,239–2,996Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Osnabrueck Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.train Ece
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
12h 20mkr 1,237–2,461Train #2
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
13h 49m
Rotterdam to Aarhus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus is to bus and train which costs 470 kr - 800 kr and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus is to drive which takes 7h 59m and costs 1000 kr - 1600 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Aarhus H via Gouda, Hengelo, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Fredericia St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Aarhus is 650 km. The road distance is 800.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus without a car is to train via Enschede which takes 12h 3m and costs 1200 kr - 2400 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Aarhus train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Aarhus train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hilversum station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Aarhus is 801 km. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Rotterdam to Aarhus.
Book your Rotterdam to Aarhus train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Aarhus, Denmark?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aarhus H via Gouda, Hengelo, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Fredericia St. in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Billund Airport, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 360–2,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,500
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–170
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aalborg Lufthavn St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–300
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Gouda to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 190–290
- 1st Class
- kr 390–650
Train from Hengelo to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–370
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 120–180
- 1st Class
- kr 220–370
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 170–250
- 1st Class
- kr 330–550
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–360
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 110–170
- 1st Class
- kr 210–360
Train from Hilversum to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 260–390
- 1st Class
- kr 500–900
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 130–200
- 1st Class
- kr 250–420
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hengelo to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–200
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–200
- 1st Class
- kr 260–290
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–330
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 150–210
- 1st Class
- kr 230–310
- Business
- kr 250–280
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 350–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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