There are 11 ways to get from Ulm to Rotterdam by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain Intercity
6h 20m€78–170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N93
11h 40m€55–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Rotterdam Conradstraatbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
10h 35m€81–209Drive 673 km
- Drive from Ulm to Rotterdamcar 673 km
6h 40m€122–175Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane STR - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 18m€147–310Train via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
8h 24m€91–354Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MUC - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 8m€149–391Train to Frankfurt, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane FRA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 43m€165–469Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NUE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 25m€166–455Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MUC - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 34m€148–378Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 16m€178–463
Ulm to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €140 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hbf and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
The distance between Ulm and Rotterdam is 708 km. The road distance is 673 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 6h 20m and costs €75 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Ulm to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Ulm to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Rotterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Ulm Hbf station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Rotterdam is to train which takes 6h 20m and costs €75 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 40m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Ulm Hbf to Rotterdam Centraal via Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander in around 6h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ulm to Rotterdam Central Station once daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 11h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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Ulm to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Ulm to Rotterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Rotterdam is 673 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Ulm to Rotterdam.
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