There are 10 ways to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZAG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 7m€101–275Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane ZAG - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 26m€80–262Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
18h 38m€254–582Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N885
22h 25m€100–170Drive 1,317.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Rotterdamcar 1,317.4 km
12h 12m€234–338Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZAG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 39m€97–282Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LJU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 34m€147–736Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Schwarzach-St.Veitnighttrain En
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Utrecht Centraaltrain Drf
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
22h 28m€132–261Bus via Novi Grad
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Rotterdam Centraalbus
29h 44m€122–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Rotterdamcar
14h 58m€248–348
Zagreb to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 7m and costs €100 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Villach Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf and Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 38m.
The distance between Zagreb and Rotterdam is 1167 km. The road distance is 1317.4 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 18h 38m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Zagreb to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Rotterdam train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Rotterdam is to train which takes 18h 38m and costs €250 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 22h 25m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Rotterdam Centraal via Villach Hbf, Oberhausen Hbf, and Utrecht Centraal in around 18h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Station once daily. Tickets cost €100–170 and the journey takes 22h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–800
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- toping@teol.net
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €105–140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €110–140
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Zagreb to Rotterdam train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Rotterdam is 1317 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Zagreb to Rotterdam.
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