There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ulm by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht CentraalIntercity
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Ulm HbfIce
6h 57m€108–356Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to UlmN93
11h 25m€35–75Drive 672.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Ulm672.8 km
6h 40m€120–173Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)AMS - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
5h 32m€137–296Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Amsterdam CentraalIntercity
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm HbfIce
7h 58m€115–405Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Mannheim HbfNightjet
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof11 / ...
8h 51m€110–387Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)AMS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
6h 18m€142–318Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)AMS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
6h 13m€155–418Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)AMS - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
6h 55m€152–437Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
7h 3m€172–385Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 43m€123–323Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 35m€151–342
Rotterdam to Ulm by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ulm is to bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ulm is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €130 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Ulm. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Ulm Hbf via Rotterdam Alexander and Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ulm is 706 km. The road distance is 672.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ulm without a car is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Rotterdam to Ulm, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Ulm train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ulm is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €75 and takes 11h 25m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbf via Rotterdam Alexander and Utrecht Centraal in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ulm once daily. Tickets cost €35–75 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–150
- 1st Class
- €200–340
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €27–50
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €100–160
- 1st Class
- €220–360
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- 1st Class
- €170–280
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–110
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €14–20
- First Class
- €23–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
Rotterdam to Ulm train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Ulm is 673 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Rotterdam to Ulm.
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