There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Velbert by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Essen central train stationbus N885 / ...
4h 10m€17–32Train, bus via Oberhausen Hbf
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Velbert ZOBbus
4h 23m€26–67Drive 227.6 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Velbertcar 227.6 km
2h 37m€41–59Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from D-Derendorf S to Essen Werden Strain
- Take the bus from Essen Werden S to Velbert Parkstraßebus
3h 45m€126–298Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain Intercity / ...
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
4h 36mTrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain Intercity
- Take the train from Venlo to Wuppertal Hbftrain Sneltrein RE13 / ...
6h 8m€35–85
Rotterdam to Velbert by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Velbert is to bus which costs €16 - €35 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Velbert is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Velbert. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Velbert ZOB via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Velbert is 240 km. The road distance is 227.6 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Velbert without a car is to bus which takes 4h 10m and costs €16 - €35.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Rotterdam to Velbert, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Velbert bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Velbert is to bus which takes 4h 10m and costs €16 - €35. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €35 - €85 and takes 6h 8m.
Rotterdam to Velbert bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Velbert is 228 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Rotterdam to Velbert.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Velbert, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Essen central train station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €14–26 and the journey takes 3h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Blaak to Vel.-Nikolaus-Ehlen-Gymnasium via Venlo, Wuppertal Hbf, and Wuppertal Hbf in around 6h 8m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- 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
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Derendorf S to Essen Werden S
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 211 58201
- kundendialog@rheinbahn.de
- Website
- rheinbahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to Velbert ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- rheinbahn.de
Bus from Essen Werden S to Velbert Parkstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- rheinbahn.de
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to Velbert ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 201 8261234
- Website
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Essen Hbf to Velbert ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Essen Werden S to Velbert Parkstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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