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

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There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Rotterdam by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane ALC - RTM
    4h 51m
    €191–605

  2. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ALC - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5h 55m
    €75–265

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain train Eur / ...
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    16h 32m
    €430–670

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Rotterdambus bus
    30h 15m
    €141–241

  5. Drive  1,888 km

    1. Drive from Alicante to Rotterdamcar car 1,888 km
    19h 16m
    €348–502

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ALC - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 48m
    €76–275

  7. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane ALC - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 41m
    €88–314

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain train Eur / ...
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Ec / ...
    19h 51m
    €338–558

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Brussels Southbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Ec / ...
    31h 46m
    €179–275

Alicante to Rotterdam by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration16h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€430Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,580.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 51m

What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

Transavia Holland flies from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Rotterdam Centraal via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 16h 32m.

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