There are 7 ways to get from Herford to Rotterdam by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Utrecht Centraaltrain 77
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain Intercity
3h 32m€62–124Train via Amersfoort
cheapest- Take the train from Bünde to Amersfoort Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity direct / ...
5h 45m€38–77Drive 324.6 km
- Drive from Herford to Rotterdamcar 324.6 km
3h 29m€60–87Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 52m€175–414Train via Enschede
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelotrain Rb61
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity
5h 28m€47–83Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BRE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 48m€140–492Train to Hannover Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 15m€167–400
Herford to Rotterdam by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Herford to Rotterdam is to train via Amersfoort which costs €35 - €80 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Herford to Rotterdam is to drive which takes 3h 29m and costs €55 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Herford to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 32m.
The distance between Herford and Rotterdam is 357 km. The road distance is 324.6 km.
The best way to get from Herford to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 3h 32m and costs €60 - €130.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Herford to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Herford to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Herford to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Herford to Rotterdam is 325 km. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Herford to Rotterdam.
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What companies run services between Herford, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rotterdam Centraal via Utrecht Centraal and Rotterdam Alexander in around 3h 32m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- 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)
Train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bünde to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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 Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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 Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- 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
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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