There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 77
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
6h 38m€42–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brunswick central stationbus N1325
7h 45m€27–65Bus via Duisburg
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Duisburg Portsmouthplatzbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632
- Take the bus from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg to Braunschweig, Berliner Platzbus Mykolayiv
7h 1mDrive 467.4 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Braunschweigcar 467.4 km
4h 31m€82–119Train, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 15m€160–397Train via Werther
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
7h 46m€78–112Train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane AMS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 43m€132–407Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane AMS - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 13m€103–374
Rotterdam to Braunschweig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig is to bus which costs €27 - €65 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig is to train and fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €160 - €400.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Brunswick central station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Braunschweig. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof via Hengelo and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Braunschweig is 474 km. The road distance is 467.4 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig without a car is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €40 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Braunschweig bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Rotterdam Conradstraat station.
Rotterdam to Braunschweig train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Braunschweig is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs €40 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Duisburg, which costs and takes 7h 1m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Braunschweig, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof via Hengelo and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Braunschweig, Berliner Platz via Duisburg Portsmouthplatz and Mercatorstraße, Duisburg in around 7h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Duisburg Portsmouthplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Mercatorstraße, Duisburg to Braunschweig, Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/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 Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Braunschweig bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Duisburg Portsmouthplatz station.
Rotterdam to Braunschweig train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hengelo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Braunschweig is 467 km. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Rotterdam to Braunschweig.
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