There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Billund Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
5h 31mkr 949–2,832Bus, 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 549–789Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal 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 / ...
11h 42mkr 978–1,688Drive 800.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Aarhuscar 800.8 km
7h 59mkr 1,048–1,514Train, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane AMS - AAR
7h 3mkr 825–2,627Train, fly to Aalborg Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane AMS - AAL
- Take the train from Aalborg Lufthavn St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 12mkr 955–2,827Train, fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 9mkr 1,082–2,781Train via Odense
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal 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 Odense St.train Ece
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
12h 57mkr 838–1,528
Rotterdam to Aarhus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus is to bus and train which costs 550 kr - 800 kr and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus is to train and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs 950 kr - 2900 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 Hengelo, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Fredericia St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Aarhus is 642 km. The road distance is 800.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Aarhus without a car is to train which takes 11h 42m and costs 950 kr - 1700 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 31m 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 Hengelo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Aarhus is 801 km. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Rotterdam to Aarhus.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Aarhus, Denmark?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aarhus H via Hengelo, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Fredericia St. in around 11h 42m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,800
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 650–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,300
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 900–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Billund Airport, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,500
- 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 420–1,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 75–110
- 1st Class
- kr 120–210
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 238
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–430
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 200–280
- Comfort
- kr 210–280
- Premium
- kr 330–430
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–350
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- 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 180–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 240–340
- 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
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 420–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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