There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Utrecht
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegentrain
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Klevebus
3h 3m€19–44Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airportbus N93 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Nijmegen Centraal Stationbus 037
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Klevebus
4h 46m€17–34Drive 144.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Kalkarcar 144.8 km
1h 51m€27–38Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Empel-Reestrain Re
3h 15m€32–81Train, bus
- Take the train from Dordrecht to Nijmegentrain Sprinter
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Klevebus Sb58
4h 2m€19–45
Rotterdam to Kalkar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar is to bus which costs €17 - €35 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar is to drive which takes 1h 51m and costs €26 - €40.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Kalkar. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Kalkar Markt via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Nijmegen Centraal Station and Kleve. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 46m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Kalkar is 168 km. The road distance is 144.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar without a car is to train and bus via Utrecht which takes 3h 3m and costs €19 - €45.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Kalkar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Kalkar is to bus which takes 4h 46m and costs €17 - €35. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €30 - €85 and takes 3h 15m.
Rotterdam to Kalkar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Kalkar is 145 km. It takes approximately 1h 51m to drive from Rotterdam to Kalkar.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Kalkar, Germany?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kalkar Markt via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Nijmegen Centraal Station, and Kleve in around 4h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Kalkar Markt via Utrecht Centraal, Arnhem Centraal, Empel-Rees, and Rees Empel Bf in around 3h 15m.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Dordrecht to Nijmegen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Empel-Rees
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 2841 205-0
- nfo@niag-online.de
- Website
- niag.de
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Kleve
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- niag.de
- Phone
- 0900 - 266 63 99
- Website
- breng.nl
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Kleve
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- breng.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Nijmegen Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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