There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Emden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Zuid to Groningentrain
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus 401
5h 33m€38–100Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 814 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Leer ZOBbus N44 / ...
6h 10m€27–50Drive 318.1 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Emdencar 318.1 km
3h 39m€57–83Train, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane AMS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
4h 53m€129–388Train
- Take the train from Gouda to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rheinetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain 35
5h 54m€51–131Train, bus via Emmeloord
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Lelystad Centrumtrain
- Take the bus from Emmeloord, Busstation to Groningen, Hoofdstation, uitstaphaltebus 315 / ...
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus 401
6h 52m€47–89
Rotterdam to Emden by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Emden is to bus which costs €26 - €50 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Emden is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Emden. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf via Gouda, Hengelo and Rheine, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Emden is 368 km. The road distance is 318.1 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Emden without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 33m and costs €35 - €100.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Rotterdam to Emden, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Emden train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Gouda station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Emden is to bus which takes 6h 10m and costs €26 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €50 - €140 and takes 5h 54m.
Rotterdam to Emden train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hengelo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Emden is 318 km. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Rotterdam to Emden.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Emden, Germany?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Leer ZOB, and Leer(Ostfriesl) in around 6h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf via Gouda, Hengelo, Rheine, and Rheine, Bahnhof in around 5h 54m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Zuid to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Gouda to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Lelystad Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Amsterdam Zuid to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €44–48
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €44–48
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Leer ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +31 (0)900 – 0108
- Website
- gd.qbuzz.nl
Bus from Emmeloord, Busstation to Groningen, Hoofdstation, uitstaphalte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
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