There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Europe by train, bus, taxi, night train, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra BahnhofRb5 / ...
8h 40m$105–310Bus, train, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kassel023
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra BahnhofRb5 / ...
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
10h 13m$55–123Train, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheNj
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra BahnhofRb5 / ...
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
8h 57m$86–393Drive 475 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Europe475 km
4h 34m$98–142Train, taxi
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof51
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
11h 18m$140–263
Rotterdam to Europe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Europe is to bus and train and taxi which costs $55 - $130 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Europe is to drive which takes 4h 34m and costs $95 - $150.
The distance between Rotterdam and Europe is 520 km. The road distance is 475 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Europe without a car is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs $100 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Rotterdam to Europe, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Europe is 475 km. It takes approximately 4h 34m to drive from Rotterdam to Europe.
There are 781+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Europe?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Nentershausen Markt via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Bebra Bahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 8h 40m.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $140–250
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $140–240
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $90–150
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–307
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $306–307
- Couchette Carriage
- $160–180
- Seating Carriage
- $50–65
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
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 Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $10–14
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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