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There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Erfurt by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    7h 58m
    €156–217

  2. Drive 552.4 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Erfurtcar car 552.4 km
    5h 35m
    €97–140

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Osnabrück central train stationbus bus N131 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Osnabruck to Erfurtbus bus Kyiv-Genk / ...
    8h 51m

  4. Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane AMS - NUE
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    6h 8m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Erfurt Hbftrain train Re1
    9h 19m
    €101–285

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 51
    10h 7m
    €119–241

  7. Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane AMS - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    4. Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    6h 54m

  8. Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane AMS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    7h 18m

  9. Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane AMS - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    6h 57m

  10. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BRU - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    7h 46m
    €146–310

  11. Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus bus
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane AMS - BRE
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    5. Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    7h 51m

Rotterdam to Erfurt by train

Calendar49Weekly Trains
Duration7h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€156Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Erfurt, Germany?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Erfurt Hbf via Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Erfurt via Osnabruck in around 8h 51m.

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