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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cartagena to Rotterdam by bus, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Bus, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane ALC - RTM
    7h 18m
    €210–617

  2. Bus, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ALC - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    8h 1m
    €85–258

  3. Train via Madrid

    1. Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    3. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    20h 54m
    €514–904

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Cartagena to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Ec / ...
    31h 23m
    €205–313

  5. Drive  1,989.9 km

    1. Drive from Cartagena to Rotterdamcar car 1,989.9 km
    20h 11m
    €367–531

  6. Bus, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ALC - BRU
    4. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    9h 9m
    €85–287

  7. Bus, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane ALC - EIN
    4. Take the train from Tilburg to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    9h 27m
    €112–315

  8. Bus, fly to Antwerp International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Antwerp International Airport (ANR)plane plane ALC - ANR
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    9h 30m
    €204–749

  9. Bus, fly to Weeze Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane plane ALC - NRN
    4. Take the bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Nijmegen to Tilburgtrain train
    6. Take the train from Tilburg to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    10h 59m
    €111–346

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Cartagena to Estació del Nordtrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragonatrain train Eur / ...
    3. Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Perpignantrain train
    4. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    23h 57m
    €372–567

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Murcia to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rotterdambus bus
    32h 37m
    €164–282

Cartagena to Rotterdam by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration20h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€514Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,692.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 18m

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

You can take a train from Cartagena to Rotterdam Centraal via Murcia Del Carmen, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 20h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Rotterdam via Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, Murcia, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 32h 37m.

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