There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory by train, plane, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)AMS - EDI
4h 58m£71–186Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London VictoriaN814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
19h 42m£53–154Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
8h 28m£140–395Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ghent Dampoort803 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
18h 29m£73–234Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Royal Observatory
11h 29mFly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)RTM - EDI
6h 26m£174–335Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 55m£88–281Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 30m£66–270Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 6m£184–508Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Royal Observatory
12h 31m£184–264
Rotterdam to Royal Observatory by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory is to bus which costs £50 - £160 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs £70 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Royal Observatory. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Royal Observatory via London Victoria and Hanover Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Royal Observatory is 459 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory without a car is to train which takes 8h 28m and costs £140 - £400.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Royal Observatory bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Royal Observatory is to train which takes 8h 28m and costs £140 - £400. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £170 - £340 and takes 6h 26m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £160 and takes 19h 42m.
Rotterdam to Royal Observatory bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Royal Observatory is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 7:32 PM in Rotterdam and 6:32 PM in Royal Observatory.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Royal Observatory, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Royal Observatory via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, and Hanover Street in around 8h 28m. Alternatively, British Airways, Transavia Holland, and easyJet fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–25
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £35–55
- Comfort
- £40–60
- Premium
- £60–80
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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 Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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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