There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool by train (Eurostar), ferry, train, bus, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime StreetLondon Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
6h 28m£95–526Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool OneUk021 / ...
17h 47m£42–142Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Take the train from Manningtree to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Liverpool Lime Street
17h 13m£137–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Liverpool
8h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Liverpool
9h 31m£143–212Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)AMS - LPL
4h 36m£61–203Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)AMS - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
5h 7m£53–198Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
4h 22m£128–438Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
6h 4m£89–290Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)AMS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
6h 8m£64–252Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BRU - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
6h 3m£78–241
Rotterdam to Liverpool by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool is to bus which costs £40 - £150 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool is to fly and train which takes 4h 22m and costs £120 - £440.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Liverpool is 512 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs £95 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Liverpool train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Liverpool is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs £95 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £150 and takes 17h 47m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Liverpool, England?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Liverpool Lime Street via London St. Pancras Int. and London Euston in around 6h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One via London Victoria in around 17h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £200–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–24
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £13–20
- 1st Class
- £25–45
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £23–35
- Comfort
- £24–35
- Premium
- £35–50
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £29–45
- Comfort
- £30–45
- Premium
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manningtree to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £22–30
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £13–19
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- £11–13
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 London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Edge Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Liverpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Liverpool is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 2:26 AM in Rotterdam and 1:26 AM in Liverpool.
Rotterdam to Liverpool train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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