There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Amstelveen by train, tram, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train, line 5 tram
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuidtrain Intercity direct / ...
- Take the tram from Amsterdam, Station Zuid to Amstelveen, Oranjebaantram 5 / ...
46 min€8–20Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Rotterdam to Amstelveen66.7 km
1h 5m€4Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airportbus B818 / ...
1h 37m€8–14Train, line 300 bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Schiphol, Airport to Amstelveen, Amstelveen Busstationbus 300 / ...
49 min€13–37Drive 68.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Amstelveencar 68.3 km
49 min€13–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Rotterdam to Amstelveentaxi 68.3 km
49 min€180–220
Rotterdam to Amstelveen by train and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Amstelveen is to rideshare which costs €4 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Amstelveen is to train and line 5 tram which takes 46 min and costs €7 - €20.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Amstelveen station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Amstelveen, Amstelveen Busstation via Schiphol, Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Amstelveen. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Amstelveen, Oranjebaan via Amsterdam, Station Zuid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46 min.
The distance between Rotterdam and Amstelveen is 66 km. The road distance is 68.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Amstelveen without a car is to train and line 5 tram which takes 46 min and costs €7 - €20.
It takes approximately 46 min to get from Rotterdam to Amstelveen, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Amstelveen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Amstelveen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Amstelveen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport station.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Amstelveen, Netherlands?
FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport every 4 hours. Tickets cost €5–9 and the journey takes 1h 15m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 5 times a day.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 900 8011
- Website
- GVB
Tram from Amsterdam, Station Zuid to Amstelveen, Oranjebaan
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- GVB
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +31 900 266 63 99
- Website
- Connexxion
Bus from Schiphol, Airport to Amstelveen, Amstelveen Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Connexxion
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Rotterdam to Amstelveen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €180–220
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
Europoort Taxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 85 888 7779
- Website
- europoorttaxi.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
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Booking & Getting There
Rotterdam to Amstelveen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Amsterdam Zuid station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Amstelveen is 68 km. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Rotterdam to Amstelveen.
There are 2608+ hotels available in Amstelveen.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Rotterdam and Amstelveen. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.