There are 9 ways to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, 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 from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
4h 45m€79–254Train
- Take the train from Motherwell to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
9h 48m€334–613Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Motherwell to Hullcar
- Take the carferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Amsterdamcar
18h 19m€411–492Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Central Stationbus N824
21h 50m€102–222Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Motherwell to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
5h 8m€94–257Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Motherwell to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
7h 10m€116–325Train via London
- Take the train from Motherwell to London Eustontrain Southbound
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eurostar
9h 59m€140–303Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Motherwell to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
10h 19m€324–613Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Motherwell to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Amsterdamcar
11h 54m€350–455
Motherwell to Amsterdam by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam is to bus which costs €100 - €230 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Motherwell to Amsterdam station. However, there are services departing from Motherwell Library and arriving at Amsterdam Central Station via Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Motherwell to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Motherwell and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Motherwell and Amsterdam is 769 km.
The best way to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam without a car is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Motherwell to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Motherwell to Amsterdam train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
The best way to get from Motherwell to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €650 and takes 9h 48m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €230 and takes 21h 50m.
What companies run services between Motherwell, Scotland and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
easyJet and KLM fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Motherwell to Amsterdam Centraal via London Euston and London St Pancras Intl in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Motherwell to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Motherwell to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–360
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Motherwell to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Amsterdam is 1h ahead of Motherwell. It is currently 7:26 AM in Motherwell and 8:26 AM in Amsterdam.
Motherwell to Amsterdam train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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