There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, 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 Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane AMS - TLL
4h 56m€118–340Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BRU - TLL
6h 14m€112–289Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
31h 3m€198–386Train, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralnighttrain
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
38h 10m€296–715Drive 2,031.1 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Tallinncar 2,031.1 km
25h 29m€363–524Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
36h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus Lux Express 14 / ...
36h 31m€145–255Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 113
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain 889
39h 5m€229–616
Rotterdam to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn is to bus which costs €140 - €260 and takes 36h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Tallinn Bus Station via Riga Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Tallinn via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 5m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Tallinn is 1526 km. The road distance is 2031.1 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 31h 3m and costs €190 - €390.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Tallinn bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Tallinn train services, operated by European Sleeper, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Tallinn is to bus which takes 36h 31m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €650 and takes 39h 5m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Tallinn, Estonia?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Tallinn Bus Station via Rīgas SAO and Riga Central Bus Station in around 36h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Tallinn via Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 39h 5m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hilversum to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- tallink.com
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- €100–170
- Vehicle
- €230–320
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Tallinn bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Rīgas SAO station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 4:06 AM in Rotterdam and 5:06 AM in Tallinn.
Rotterdam to Tallinn train services, operated by European Sleeper, arrive at Praha hl.n. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Tallinn is 2031 km. It takes approximately 25h 29m to drive from Rotterdam to Tallinn.
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