There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RTM - DUB
4h 1m€228–449Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
4h 58m€58–294Train, ferry via Brussels
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
13h 24m€323–536Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearsetrain Ic / ...
40h 4m€499–838Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
5h 8m€100–356Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
14h 38m€189–331
Rotterdam to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €55 - €300 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs €220 - €450.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ireland is 753 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry via Brussels which takes 13h 24m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Rotterdam to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 9:11 AM in Rotterdam and 8:11 AM in Ireland.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ireland?
British Airways, Transavia Holland, and Ryanair fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Dublin Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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