There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg by train, plane, bus, train (Deutsche Bahn), 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 19mkr 815–2,687Train via Osnabrück
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Deventertrain
- Take the train from Deventer 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 28mkr 495–1,424Bus, train
- 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 511–724Drive 731.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Esbjergcar 731.8 km
7h 50mkr 955–1,379Train
- 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
13h 11m
Rotterdam to Esbjerg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to bus and train which costs 500 kr - 750 kr and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Esbjerg is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 19m and costs 800 kr - 2700 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 Deventer, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Esbjerg is 595 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 28m and costs 490 kr - 1500 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 19m 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 Deventer station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Esbjerg is 732 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Rotterdam to Esbjerg.
There are 1482+ hotels available in Esbjerg.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Esbjerg St. via Deventer, Osnabrück Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 11h 28m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,900
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 650–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,900
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 75–110
- 1st Class
- kr 120–210
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Deventer to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–270
- 1st Class
- kr 350–600
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–430
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 200–280
- Comfort
- kr 210–280
- Premium
- kr 330–430
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Deventer to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 15
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 15
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- 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 210–300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/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 110–240
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 110–170
- 1st Class
- kr 180–240
- Business
- kr 200–220
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40–60
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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