There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bolton by train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
6h 39m£111–225Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus N814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk023 / ...
17h 28m£53–90Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Manningtree to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
16h 51m£136–422Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Boltoncar
8h 48mTrain via Brussels
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 20m£203–362Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Boltoncar
9h 54m£114–202Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AMS - MAN
4h 31m£57–186Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
5h 44m£85–248Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
6h 50m£84–288Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane AMS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
5h 23m£73–213Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AMS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 51m£98–234
Rotterdam to Bolton by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Bolton is to bus which costs £50 - £90 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Bolton is to train and fly which takes 4h 31m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Shiffnall Street via London Victoria and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Bolton via London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 39m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Bolton is 513 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bolton without a car is to train which takes 6h 39m and costs £110 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Rotterdam to Bolton, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Bolton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Bolton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bolton is to train which takes 6h 39m and costs £110 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £90 and takes 17h 28m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Bolton, England?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bolton via London St. Pancras Int., London Euston, and Manchester Piccadilly in around 6h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Shiffnall Street via London Victoria, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, and Shudehill Interchange in around 17h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manningtree to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–220
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Bolton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bolton is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 5:02 PM in Rotterdam and 4:02 PM in Bolton.
Rotterdam to Bolton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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