There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Arendal by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
6h 28mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal to Oslo bussterminalbus 600 / ...
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminalbus
27h 38mkr 1,136–3,210Train, bus via Malmö
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminalbus
26h 26mkr 2,399–4,280Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Arendalcar
13h 42mkr 2,549–4,497Train, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane AMS - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lysaker stasjontrain
- Take the bus from Lysaker stasjon to Harebakken bussterminalbus
8h 47mkr 1,247–4,023Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminalbus 653 / ...
- Take the train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjontrain F5
29h 31mkr 1,376–3,420Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Groningentrain
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjontrain F5
30h 43mkr 1,502–3,583
Rotterdam to Arendal by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal is to bus and train which costs kr 1300 - kr 3500 and takes 29h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal, Oslo bussterminal and Harebakken senter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 38m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Arendal is 820 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal without a car is to train and bus via Malmö which takes 26h 26m and costs kr 2400 - kr 4300.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Rotterdam to Arendal, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
There are 132+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Arendal, Norway?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Arendal bussterminal via Copenhagen Busterminal, Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal, Oslo bussterminal, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 27h 38m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,900
- 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 110–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 110–170
- 1st Class
- kr 190–320
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 140–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 360–430
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 310–700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 310–430
- Comfort
- kr 320–440
- Premium
- kr 500–700
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lysaker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lysaker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–260
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–700
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- post@akt.no
- Website
- akt.no
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 310–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 350–650
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–600
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 416–1,068
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,068
- No Car
- kr 416
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,400
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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