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How to get fromRotterdam to Madridby plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport

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    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)planeRTM - MAD
    4h 45m
    €243–436

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris to MadridbusFlixBus N1093 / ...
    24h 15m
    €62–250

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantstrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandestrainAve
    13h 32m
    €159–623

  4. Drive 1,674 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Madridcar1,674 km
    16h 26m
    €294–424

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)planeAMS - MAD
    5h 21m
    €68–280

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayetrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Irun to Madrid ChamartíntrainAlv / ...
    16h 32m
    €187–444

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels-NordtrainEc
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
    3. Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
    24h 58m
    €122–341

Rotterdam to Madrid by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration13h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€159Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Madrid, Spain?

British Airways, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 13h 32m.

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