There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Arles by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Lagny-sur-Marne
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Thalys
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Arlestrain Tgv
7h 54m€166–306Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Nîmesbus FlixBus 788 / ...
19h 53m€48–87Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Lyonbus N760
- Take the bus from Lyon to Nîmesbus FlixBus 788 / ...
19h 50m€65–128Drive 1,066.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Arlescar 1,066.3 km
11h 30m€186–269Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AMS - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
6h 1m€106–303Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Arlestrain Ter
10h 6m€117–400Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BRU - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
6h 31m€102–310Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arlestrain
6h 59m€115–417Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CRL - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
7h 37m€109–284Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane AMS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
7h 25m€135–406
Rotterdam to Arles by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Arles is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Arles is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Arles. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at ARLES - Clémenceau via Lyon, Parnasse and NÎMES - Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Arles. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Arles via Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Arles is 1137 km. The road distance is 1066.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arles without a car is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 7h 54m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Rotterdam to Arles, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arles is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 7h 54m and costs €160 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 19h 50m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Arles via Marne La Vallee Chessy in around 7h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to ARLES - Clémenceau via Lyon, Nîmes, Parnasse, Lycee Cci, and NÎMES - Gare Routière in around 19h 50m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–60
- Comfort
- €45–65
- Premium
- €65–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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 Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €17–20
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–30
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
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 Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Rotterdam to Arles train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Marne La Vallee Chessy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Arles is 1066 km. It takes approximately 11h 30m to drive from Rotterdam to Arles.
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