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 Airport Train Stationtrain
- 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 11mkr 983–2,755Bus, 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 40mkr 496–804Train via Osnabrück
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
11h 1mkr 876–2,133Drive 731.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Esbjergcar 731.8 km
7h 52mkr 969–1,399Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
12h 29m
Rotterdam to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 490 kr - 850 kr and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 11m and costs 950 kr - 2800 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 Amersfoort Centraal, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Esbjerg is 601 km. The road distance is 731.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Osnabrück which takes 11h 1m and costs 850 kr - 2200 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 11m 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 Amersfoort Centraal 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 Amersfoort Centraal, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 11h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 410–2,800
- 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
- kr 40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 85–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–350
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–310
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 40–60
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 380–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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