There are 11 ways to get from București to Rotterdam by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, car, 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 to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OTP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 24m€110–306Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane OTP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 20m€58–390Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
28h 37m€193–229Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
34h€341–641Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Utrecht Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
36h 17m€152–263Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 16m€101–311Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane OTP - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 34m€149–415Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OTP - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
9h 30m€102–330Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 1924
38h 37m€191–291Drive 2,179 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Rotterdamcar 2,179 km
21h 17m€401–579Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Rotterdamcar
24h 8m€412–587
București to Rotterdam by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from București to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €55 - €390 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from București to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 6h 24m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
The distance between București and Rotterdam is 1858 km. The road distance is 2179 km.
The best way to get from București to Rotterdam without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 37m and costs €190 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from București to Rotterdam, including transfers.
București to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
București to Rotterdam train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Rotterdam is to train which takes 34h and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €300 and takes 38h 37m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Universitate to Rotterdam Centraal via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 34h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Station twice a week. Tickets cost €190–290 and the journey takes 36h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €143
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
București to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind București. It is currently 2:34 PM in București and 1:34 PM in Rotterdam.
București to Rotterdam train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Rotterdam is 2179 km. It takes approximately 21h 17m to drive from București to Rotterdam.
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