There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Southampton by plane, train, train (Eurostar), car ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
2h 55m£120–324Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
3h 54m£76–276Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
5h 17m£80–322Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Manningtree to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
13h 26m£108–379Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar
6h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Southamptoncar
7h 23m£83–157
Rotterdam to Southampton by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Southampton is to drive and car ferry which costs £80 - £160 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 2h 55m and costs £120 - £330.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Southampton. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Southampton Central via King's Cross St. Pancras station, Leicester Square station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Southampton is 279 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Southampton without a car is to train which takes 5h 17m and costs £80 - £330.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Rotterdam to Southampton, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Southampton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Southampton is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 2:45 PM in Rotterdam and 1:45 PM in Southampton.
Rotterdam to Southampton train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Southampton, England?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Southampton Central via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Leicester Square station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 5h 17m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- 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
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Manningtree to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Liverpool Street Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–220
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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