There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Rotterdam by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
11h 7m€503–782Fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
15h 16m€258–805Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SAN - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
18h 14m€261–823
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €260 - €850 and takes 18h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 11h 7m and costs €500 - €800.
The distance between San Diego and Rotterdam is 9065 km.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from San Diego to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Rotterdam is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:44 PM in San Diego and 1:44 AM in Rotterdam.
There are 826+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Rotterdam. However, you can fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, then take the train to Rotterdam Centraal. Alternatively, you can fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, then take the train to Rotterdam Centraal.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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