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There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Setúbal by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, bus

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    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)planeAMS - LIS
    3. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Avenida Dom João IIbus
    6h 25m
    €89–320

  2. Train, bus via Bordeaux

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeantrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Riosbus
    4. Take the train from Sete-Rios to Setúbaltrain
    23h 15m
    €160–444

  3. Train, bus

    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 Cordoba-CentraltrainAve
    4. Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Badajozbus
    5. Take the bus from Badajoz to Setúbalbus
    25h 10m
    €212–602

  4. Drive 2,154.2 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Setúbalcar2,154.2 km
    21h 19m
    €384–554

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)planeBRU - LIS
    3. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Avenida Dom João IIbus
    7h 15m
    €115–358

  6. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)planeRTM - LIS
    2. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Avenida Dom João IIbus
    6h 18m
    €207–1,617

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)planeEIN - LIS
    4. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Avenida Dom João IIbus
    7h 50m
    €113–334

  8. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luttretrain
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)planeCRL - LIS
    4. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Avenida Dom João IIbus
    8h 44m
    €121–403

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
    3. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Setúbalbus
    28h 55m
    €121–297

  10. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
    3. Take the train from Sete-Rios to Setúbaltrain
    33h 4m
    €133–247

Rotterdam to Setúbal by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration23h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€160Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Setúbal, Portugal?

There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Setúbal. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS), walk to Aeroporto, take the subway to Oriente, walk to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente, then take the bus to Avenida Dom João II. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Setúbal via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Bordeaux St Jean, Bordeaux, Lisbon Sete Rios, and Sete-Rios in around 23h 15m.

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