There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Eurostar
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
10h 20m€132–506Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Toulonbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routierebus 878 / ...
24h 9m€70–156Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maximebus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 15m€78–153Drive 1,221.2 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to French Rivieracar 1,221.2 km
12h 48m€216–312Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane AMS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 19m€93–295Train, bus via Marseille
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routierebus 878 / ...
14h 33m€130–334Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRU - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
9h 4m€89–293Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AMS - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescuretrain
9h 6m€124–369Train, train to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LIL - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
10h 20m€123–313
Rotterdam to French Riviera by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 22h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera is to train and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Theatre de la mer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
The distance between Rotterdam and French Riviera is 1377 km. The road distance is 1221.2 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera without a car is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera, including transfers.
Rotterdam to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to French Riviera is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs €130 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €160 and takes 22h 15m.
Rotterdam to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to French Riviera is 1221 km. It takes approximately 12h 48m to drive from Rotterdam to French Riviera.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and French Riviera, France?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to La Nartelle via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routiere in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam to Les Heures Claires via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Sainte-Maxime, and Theatre de la mer in around 22h 15m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €140–240
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–60
- Comfort
- €45–65
- Premium
- €65–90
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €17–20
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €13–15
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam CS to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels South to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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