There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
5h 30mkr 1,046–2,952Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus stationbus N844
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
11h 59mkr 541–775Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
11h 29mkr 630–1,704Drive 731.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Esbjergcar 731.9 km
7h 52mkr 1,010–1,459Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Bremen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
12h 41mkr 822–2,031
Rotterdam to Esbjerg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 500 kr - 800 kr and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 30m and costs 1000 kr - 3000 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Hilversum, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Esbjerg is 601 km. The road distance is 731.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 11h 29m and costs 600 kr - 1700 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Esbjerg train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Esbjerg train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hilversum station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Esbjerg is 732 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Rotterdam to Esbjerg.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Esbjerg St. via Hilversum, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 11h 29m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–3,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–250
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 70–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 350–700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hilversum to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–550
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 48
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–600
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 410–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Flixbus
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