There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Harz by train, bus, car, 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 via Enschede
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain Re
7h 50m€161–266Drive 498.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Rotterdam to Harzcar 498.3 km
5h 44m€87–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brunswick central stationbus N1325
- Take the train from Braunschweig Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain Rb
11h 25mTrain, fly to Hannover Airport
- 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 Hannover Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain
7h 11m€169–396Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain Re
9h 29m€95–248Bus, train via Duisburg
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Duisburg Portsmouthplatzbus
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 10
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Wernigerode Hbftrain Re
11h 17mTrain, 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 Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain
8h 7m€157–411
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Harz is to drive which costs €85 - €130 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Harz is to drive which takes 5h 44m and costs €85 - €130.
The distance between Rotterdam and Harz is 541 km. The road distance is 498.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Harz without a car is to train via Enschede which takes 7h 50m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Rotterdam to Harz, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Harz is 498 km. It takes approximately 5h 44m to drive from Rotterdam to Harz.
There are 3060+ hotels available in Harz.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Harz via Hengelo, Hannover Hbf, and Bad Harzburg in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
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 Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- 1st Class
- €110–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bad Harzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
Train from Braunschweig Hbf to Bad Harzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- 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
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Wernigerode Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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 Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Duisburg Portsmouthplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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