There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RTM - ZRH
3h 48mCHF 140–507Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain Intercity
- Take the night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
13h 2mCHF 89–221Train via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
8h 59mCHF 256–443Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 50mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
4h 14mCHF 108–291Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
4h 58mCHF 112–291Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Badentrain
- Take the train from Baden to Winterthurtrain S12 / ...
12h 52mCHF 100–248Drive 743.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Winterthurcar 743.9 km
7h 35mCHF 121–175
Rotterdam to Winterthur by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur is to train and night train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 230 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Winterthur via Paris Est and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Winterthur is 602 km. The road distance is 743.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 59m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 450.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Winterthur train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Winterthur is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 250 - SFr 450 and takes 8h 59m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 12h 50m.
Rotterdam to Winterthur train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Winterthur is 744 km. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Rotterdam to Winterthur.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Winterthur, Switzerland?
British Airways, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Winterthur via Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–750
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Eindhoven Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- 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
- CHF 5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Baden to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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