There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk by train, plane, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)AMS - EDI
4h 53m£78–204Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Falkirk Grahamston
6h 48m£69–278Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Falkirk Grahamston
8h 44m£143–404Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ghent Dampoort803 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Princes Street to St Andrew`s ChurchX38
19h 41mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Falkirk
11h 42mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)AMS - GLA
4h 55m£80–220Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)RTM - EDI
6h 21m£181–343Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Falkirk Grahamston
9h 24m£186–516Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Princes Street to St Andrew`s ChurchX38
20h 50mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Falkirk
12h 43m£195–284
Rotterdam to Falkirk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk is to train and fly which costs £80 - £220 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk is to train and fly which takes 4h 53m and costs £75 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Falkirk. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at St Andrew`s Church via London Victoria and Princes Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Falkirk. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Falkirk Grahamston via King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Falkirk is 473 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk without a car is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs £140 - £410.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Falkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Falkirk train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Falkirk is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs £140 - £410. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £180 - £350 and takes 6h 21m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20h 50m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Falkirk, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Falkirk Grahamston via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 8h 44m. Alternatively, British Airways, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–280
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
- 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
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–25
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Falkirk Grahamston
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–5
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Falkirk Grahamston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £35–55
- Comfort
- £40–60
- Premium
- £60–80
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Princes Street to St Andrew`s Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £70–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Falkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Falkirk is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 3:35 PM in Rotterdam and 2:35 PM in Falkirk.
Rotterdam to Falkirk train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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