There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland by train, car ferry, car, bus, car train, or plane
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Train via Newcastle
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
7h 7mCar ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Sunderlandcar
13h 52m£101–217Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus 814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Interchangebus 426 / ...
18h 59mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Sunderlandcar
9h 20mTrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain London Kings Cross - Sunderland
7h 51mTrain, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
4h 46mTrain, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane AMS - MME
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
6h 34mTrain, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
6h 51m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland is to car ferry and drive which costs £100 - £220 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland is to car ferry and drive which takes 13h 52m and costs £100 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Interchange via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Sunderland via King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Sunderland is 599 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland without a car is to train via Newcastle which takes 7h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Sunderland train services, operated by NS Int, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Sunderland is to train via Newcastle which takes 7h 7m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 18h 59m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Sunderland, England?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Sunderland via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, and Newcastle in around 7h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Interchange via London Victoria in around 18h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- 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
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from King's Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- grandcentralrail.com
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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Rotterdam to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at London Victoria station.
Sunderland is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 5:57 AM in Rotterdam and 4:57 AM in Sunderland.
Rotterdam to Sunderland train services, operated by NS Int, arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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