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There are 14 ways to get from Rotterdam to Žilina by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane AMS - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train
    8h 19m
    €126–344

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    11h 4m
    €80–332

  3. Train via Ostrava

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Sc / ...
    3. Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilinatrain train Sc / ...
    15h 40m
    €117–321

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N1361 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Žilinabus bus N1311
    23h 25m
    €127–190

  5. Drive  1,238.3 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Žilinacar car 1,238.3 km
    13h 3m
    €228–329

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane AMS - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    4. Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilinatrain train
    9h 43m
    €102–399

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane AMS - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    10h
    €118–376

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    3. Take the train from Katowice to Bohumintrain train
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    10h 11m
    €86–314

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane AMS - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    9h 57m
    €124–389

  10. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane AMS - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train
    10h 34m
    €131–320

  11. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BRU - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    4. Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilinatrain train
    10h 55m
    €117–405

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train European Sleeper
    2. Take the train from Praha hl.n. to Žilinatrain train Rj 1021 / ...
    16h 28m
    €118–238

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Žilinabus bus
    26h 47m

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Žilinacar car
    19h 30m
    €283–394

Rotterdam to Žilina by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration15h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€117Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,270.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 19m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Žilina, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zilina via Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, and Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi in around 15h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Žilina via Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa in around 23h 25m.

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