There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Portbou by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, taxi, or train (TGV)
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane RTM - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Port-Boutrain
6h 14m€174–620Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Cerberetrain Ter
20h 1m€87–123Train via Lagny-sur-Marne
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
10h 56m€248–442Drive 1,302.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Portboucar 1,302.3 km
13h 17m€232–334Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AMS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Port-Boutrain
7h 2m€266–448Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane AMS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
7h 26m€354–638Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane AMS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Port-Boutrain
7h 55m€321–610Taxi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMStaxi
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AMS - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
8h 54m€309–532Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
12h 45m€215–397Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
22h 34m€107–182
Rotterdam to Portbou by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou is to bus and train which costs €85 - €130 and takes 20h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou is to fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs €170 - €650.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Portbou. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Port-Bou via Marne La Vallee Chessy and Perpignan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Portbou is 1380 km. The road distance is 1302.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou without a car is to train via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 10h 56m and costs €240 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Rotterdam to Portbou, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Portbou train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Portbou train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Brussel-Zuid station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Portbou is 1302 km. It takes approximately 13h 17m to drive from Rotterdam to Portbou.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Portbou, Spain?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Port-Bou via Marne La Vallee Chessy and Perpignan in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- 1st Class
- €180–230
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €190–250
- 1st Class
- €230–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Perpignan to Cerbere
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Narbonne to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €17–20
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–27
- 1st Class
- €34–39
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- €190–240
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
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