There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin 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 to Hannover Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
3h 46mTrain via Gouda
cheapest- Take the train from Gouda to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
6h 25m€48–130Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
6h 22m€51–131Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Bad Oeynhausenbus N67
- Take the bus from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Hameln, Bahnhofbus
9h 53mDrive 376.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Hamelincar 376.8 km
3h 55m€70–101Train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane AMS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
5hTrain via Duisburg
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain S5
6h 23m
Rotterdam to Hamelin by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin is to train via Gouda which costs €45 - €130 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin is to drive which takes 3h 55m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Hamelin. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Hameln, Bahnhof via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Bad Oeynhausen, Bf/ZOB and Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Hamelin. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Hameln, Bahnhof via Hengelo and Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Hamelin is 458 km. The road distance is 376.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Hamelin bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam to Hamelin train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Hamelin is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs €50 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 53m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Hamelin, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hameln, Bahnhof via Hengelo and Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam to Hameln, Bahnhof via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Bad Oeynhausen, Bf/ZOB, and Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf in around 9h 53m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–450
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Gouda to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Bad Oeynhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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Booking & Getting There
Rotterdam to Hamelin bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Rotterdam to Hamelin train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hengelo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Hamelin is 377 km. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from Rotterdam to Hamelin.
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