There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Munich by train, plane, bus, night train or car
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Train, night train • 13h 9m
9 alternative options
Train to Brussels, fly to Munich • 5h 23m
Train • 8h 31m
Bus • 13h 10m
Train, bus • 15h 19m
Drive • 7h 17m
Rotterdam to Munich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Munich is to bus which costs €65 - €95 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Munich is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs €110 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Munich central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Munich. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at München Hbf via Utrecht Centraal and Köln Messe/Deutz Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 31m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Munich is 753 km. The road distance is 838 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Munich without a car is to train which takes 8h 31m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Rotterdam to Munich, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Munich train services, operated by Dutch Railways (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Munich is to train which takes 8h 31m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €95 and takes 13h 10m.
- Distance: 752.9 km
- Duration: 4h 35m
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Munich, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam to Munich via Utrecht Centraal and Köln Messe/Deutz Bf in around 8h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Munich central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €65 - €95 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €430
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Munich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €440
Flights from Brussels to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
Flights from Brussels to Munich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Nuremberg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Dusseldorf to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €360
Flights from Dusseldorf to Munich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €390
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €490
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €490
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190 - €850
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70 - €320
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels to Munich via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €550
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €390
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 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 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 Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20 - €50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €20 - €30
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €35 - €50
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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 Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26 - €65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €26 - €40
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €45 - €65
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10 - €25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €10 - €15
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €17 - €25
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75 - €190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €75 - €110
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €130 - €190
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38 - €43
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €39 - €44
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €46 - €52
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85 - €100
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €130 - €160
- Seating Carriage
- €30 - €50
- Couchette Carriage
- €80 - €100
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €130 - €170
- Seating Carriage
- €55 - €95
- Couchette Carriage
- €110 - €150
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France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €85
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €40 - €60
- 1st Class
- €60 - €85
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13 - €18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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 Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Düsseldorf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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Rotterdam to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Rotterdam to Munich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Munich is 838 km. It takes approximately 7h 17m to drive from Rotterdam to Munich.
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