There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 4h 57m
Cheapest option
Bus • 7h 30m
8 alternative options
Train, night train • 8h 4m
Rideshare • 5h 23m
Drive • 4h 12m
Train to Brussels, fly to Frankfurt • 4h 49m
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main is to bus which costs €23 - €50 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main is to train and fly which takes 3h 55m and costs €120 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Frankfurt central train station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf via Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 57m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Frankfurt am Main is 456 km. The road distance is 454.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main without a car is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by Dutch Railways (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €23 - €50 and takes 7h 30m.
- Distance: 456.2 km
- Duration: 4h 57m
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main via Utrecht Centraal in around 4h 57m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Frankfurt central train station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €35 - €50 and the journey takes 7h 30m. RegioJet also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €450
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €750
Flights from Brussels to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €480
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from Brussels to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €340
Flights from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €310
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €480
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10 - €24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €10 - €15
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €17 - €24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40 - €100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €40 - €60
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €65 - €100
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19 - €50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €19 - €28
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €30 - €50
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9 - €24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €9 - €14
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €16 - €24
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24 - €60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €24 - €35
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €40 - €60
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21 - €55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €21 - €30
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €35 - €55
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €75
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €44 - €50
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €130 - €160
- Seating Carriage
- €50 - €52
- Couchette Carriage
- €90 - €120
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26 - €60
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €26 - €40
- Comfort
- €28 - €40
- Premium
- €45 - €60
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €70
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €30 - €50
- Comfort
- €35 - €50
- Premium
- €55 - €70
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Schedules at
- europeansleeper.eu
- Seats - Budget
- €6 - €10
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29 - €45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23 - €35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Rotterdam to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by Dutch Railways (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main is 454 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main.
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