There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, night train, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain
5h 39mCHF 115–312Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Luzernbus FlixBus N846
- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus RegioJet 22
17h 4mCHF 60–101Train via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
10h 22mCHF 255–475Night train, train
- Take the night train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Gossau SGtrain Ir13 / ...
13h 57mCHF 105–263Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain
6h 42mCHF 116–302Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain
7h 28mCHF 111–407Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
12h 4mCHF 185–568Train #2
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Gossau SGtrain Ir13 / ...
14h 1mCHF 111–277Drive 789.2 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Appenzellcar 789.2 km
8h 13mCHF 129–186
Rotterdam to Appenzell by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell is to train and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Appenzell via Paris Est, Zürich HB and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 22m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Appenzell is 752 km. The road distance is 789.2 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 22m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Appenzell train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Appenzell is to train via Paris which takes 10h 22m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 17h 4m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Appenzell via Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and St. Gallen in around 10h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Lucerne Landenbergstrasse, St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, and St. Gallen, Bahnhof in around 17h 4m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 16–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- CHF 30–55
- 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 Rotterdam Central Station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luzern station.
Rotterdam to Appenzell train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Appenzell is 789 km. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Rotterdam to Appenzell.
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