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How to get fromCherbourg to Rotterdamby train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg to Rotterdam by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train 3312 / ...
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train Thalys
    6h 20m
    €183–343

  2. Train, bus via Brussels

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Caen to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 712
    3. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus bus 813 / ...
    13h 24m
    €68–122

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdambus bus
    12h 12m
    €70–143

  4. Drive 690.4 km

    1. Drive from Cherbourg to Rotterdamcar car 690.4 km
    7h 37m
    €123–177

  5. Car ferry to Southampton Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane SOU - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    10h 56m
    €161–631

  6. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CDG - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    7h 53m
    €214–481

  7. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain train
    2. Take the train from Lison to Pontchailloutrain train
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane RNS - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    9h 18m
    €191–490

  8. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CDG - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    8h 56m
    €200–465

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BRU - AMS
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    7h 55m
    €244–625

  10. Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train
    2. Take the train from Caen to Le Manstrain train
    3. Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain train
    4. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane NTE - AMS
    5. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    10h 28m
    €174–461

Cherbourg to Rotterdam by train

Calendar134Weekly Trains
Duration6h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 817.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 20m

What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Cherbourg to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, and Paris Nord in around 6h 20m.

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