There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Arendal by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
6h 25mTrain, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane AMS - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain
9h 5mkr 1,448–4,726Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain F5
27h 37mkr 1,752–3,127Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Arendalcar
13h 47mkr 2,669–3,879Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Oslo bussterminalbus 613
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminalbus
27h 39mkr 1,825–4,108Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain F5
28h 12mkr 1,849–3,144Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 77
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain F5
31h 55mkr 2,577–7,063
Rotterdam to Arendal by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal is to train and bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 3200 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal is to train and fly which takes 9h 5m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4800.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Copenhagen Busterminal, Oslo bussterminal and Harebakken senter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Arendal is 820 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arendal without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 37m and costs kr 1700 - kr 3200.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Rotterdam to Arendal, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Book your Rotterdam to Arendal bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 147+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Arendal, Norway?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Arendal bussterminal via Copenhagen Busterminal, Oslo bussterminal, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 27h 39m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,900
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–470
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–550
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–370
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 410–850
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 387–1,088
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,088
- No Car
- kr 387
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Fjordline
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