There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Craiova by bus, plane, shuttle, train, night train, car, train (Eurostar), or car train
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Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
10h 16mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
24h 59m$92–168Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
33h 45m$188–475Drive 1,980.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Craiovacar 1,980.3 km
20h 22m$409–590Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Craiova 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 Craiova Airport (CRA)plane CRL - CRA
7h 3m$120–474Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane AMS - CRA
8h 48mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
11h 4m$113–404Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane AMS - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekijabus
- Take the train from Orşova to Craiovatrain
15h 46mBus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Devabus 1924
- Take the bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1948
34h$153–261Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
34h 41m$235–382Train, bus via Mediaş
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Deventertrain Ice
- Take the bus from Deventer, Station to Mediaşbus
- Take the bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Craiovacar
19h 39m$334–1,533
Rotterdam to Craiova by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Craiova is to train and bus which costs $90 - $170 and takes 24h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Craiova is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $120 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Deva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Craiova via Utrecht Centraal, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 45m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Craiova is 2082 km. The road distance is 1980.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Craiova without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 59m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Rotterdam to Craiova, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Craiova train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Craiova is to bus which takes 34h and costs $150 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $230 - $390 and takes 34h 41m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Deva in around 34h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Craiova via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 34h 41m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $45–70
- Comfort
- $55–75
- Premium
- $75–110
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Orşova to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $16–28
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- 1st Class
- $21–35
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–24
- 1st Class
- $29–50
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–140
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $170–260
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–37
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Deventer, Station to Mediaş
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
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Rotterdam to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Deva station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 8:37 PM in Rotterdam and 9:37 PM in Craiova.
Rotterdam to Craiova train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Craiova is 1980 km. It takes approximately 20h 22m to drive from Rotterdam to Craiova.
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