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How to get fromSpain to Rotterdamby plane, train, train (TGV), bus, car or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 13 ways to get from Spain to Rotterdam by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeBCN - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 15m
    €70–255

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to RotterdambusBlaBlaCar Bus
    21h 30m
    €50–140

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam CentraaltrainEurostar
    11h 43m
    €124–435

  4. Drive 1,420.5 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Rotterdamcar1,420.5 km
    14h 23m
    €249–360

  5. Fly Málaga Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planeAGP - RTM
    5h 6m
    €142–1,002

  6. Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeMAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 31m
    €73–285

  7. Fly Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeVLC - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 27m
    €74–275

  8. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planeBCN - RTM
    4h 39m
    €155–705

  9. Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
    2. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)planeALC - RTM
    5h 33m
    €176–2,109

  10. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeBCN - BRU
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    5h 53m
    €61–283

  11. Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeMAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    6h 14m
    €89–313

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to PerpignantrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    13h 29m
    €142–423

  13. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Brussels Zaventem AirportbusFlixBus N781
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam CStrainEc
    23h 56m
    €91–180

Spain to Rotterdam by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration11h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€124Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Spain and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Rotterdam Centraal via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 11h 43m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Rotterdam 3 times a day. Tickets cost €50–140 and the journey takes 21h 30m.

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