There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Craiova by train, plane, bus, night train, car, train (Eurostar), or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiovabus
8h 48mTrain, 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
25h 2m$95–153Train, 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 55m$161–355Drive 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
6h 58m$133–362Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- 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 the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiovabus
10h 16mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane EIN - CRA
10h 5m$107–418Train
- 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 22m$423–786Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Devabus 1924
- Take the bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1948
35h 5m$177–297Train, 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 Hamburg-Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg-Altona to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Craiovacar
30h 15m$397–560
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 $95 - $160 and takes 25h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Craiova is to train and bus and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $130 - $370.
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 35h 5m.
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 55m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Craiova is 2088 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 25h 2m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 8h 48m 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 train which takes 34h 22m and costs $420 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $300 and takes 35h 5m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Craiova via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 34h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Deva in around 35h 5m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Craiova Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Craiova Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $140–190
- Couchette Carriage
- $110–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- 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
- $34–39
- 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
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg-Altona to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- office@bbilantravel.ro
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.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
- $28–40
- 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
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- $7–27
- 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 10:36 AM in Rotterdam and 11:36 AM 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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