There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane AMS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 27mzł 408–963Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 49mzł 284–1,212Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain 96 / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
19hzł 797–1,795Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1310
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
26h 50mzł 500–844Drive 1,347.1 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Zakopanecar 1,347.1 km
12h 14mzł 1,009–1,457Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AMS - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
11h 1mzł 623–1,165Train to Brussels Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BRU - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 20mzł 414–1,339Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CRL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 27mzł 461–1,172Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 55mzł 366–992Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane AMS - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 34mzł 564–1,446Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-Dziedzicetrain Ec
- Take the train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopanetrain Ic
21h 26mzł 908–1,617Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Popradbus
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
27h 20mzł 437–968Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zakopanecar
15h 58mzł 1,059–5,130
Rotterdam to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane is to train and fly which costs 360 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs 400 zł - 1 000 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Zakopane via Hilversum, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Rotterdam and Zakopane is 1274 km. The road distance is 1347.1 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 19h and costs 750 zł - 1 800 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Zakopane train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Zakopane is to train via Berlin which takes 19h and costs 750 zł - 1 800 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 500 zł - 850 zł and takes 26h 50m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zakopane via Hilversum, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 19h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 26h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–2,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–3,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hilversum to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 280–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 26–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 90–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 350–800
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–150
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 150–250
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 480–950
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–55
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 380–650
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 430–4,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- zł 1,100–2,400
- Car Compartment
- zł 2,300–4,200
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 470–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 270–700
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
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Rotterdam to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Rotterdam to Zakopane train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hilversum station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Zakopane is 1347 km. It takes approximately 12h 14m to drive from Rotterdam to Zakopane.
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