There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Malmö by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane AMS - CPH
4h 23mkr 940–2,749Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
13h 6mkr 1,400–1,937Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N844
16h 15mkr 1,007–1,606Drive 964.6 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Malmöcar 964.6 km
9h 44mkr 2,195–3,170Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRU - CPH
5h 48mkr 1,207–3,401Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
6h 52mkr 1,187–3,507Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp stationtrain 344
18h 51mkr 1,278–1,732
Rotterdam to Malmö by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Malmö is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 1700 kr and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Malmö is to train and fly which takes 4h 23m and costs 900 kr - 2800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Malmo Centralstation via Hilversum and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Malmö is 716 km. The road distance is 964.6 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Malmö without a car is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs 1400 kr - 2000 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Rotterdam to Malmö, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Malmö train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Malmö is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs 1400 kr - 2000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1700 kr and takes 16h 15m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Malmö, Sweden?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Malmo Centralstation via Hilversum and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal 5 times a week. Tickets cost kr 950–1,500 and the journey takes 14h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport via Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 230–370
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–430
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hilversum to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–310
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–340
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 739
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 280–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 560–610
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Rotterdam to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Rotterdam to Malmö train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hilversum station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Malmö is 965 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Rotterdam to Malmö.
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