There are 7 ways to get from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam by train, plane, train (Eurostar), car ferry, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
best- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane LCY - RTM
2h 53m€125–361Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Chelmsford to Manningtreetrain London Liverpool Street - Ipswich / ...
- Take the car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandcarferry
11h 55m€69–315Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 37m€175–325Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rotterdamcar
5h 18m€209–244Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LCY - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 52m€131–429Train
- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain Shoeburyness - London Fenchurch Street / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eurostar
5h 43m€74–170Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rotterdamcar
6h 25m€84–166
Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam is to train which costs €70 - €170 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam is to train and fly which takes 2h 53m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct train from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Southend Victoria and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Liverpool Street station, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Southend-on-Sea and Rotterdam is 362 km.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 5h 37m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Southend Victoria station.
Rotterdam is 1h ahead of Southend-on-Sea. It is currently 5:55 PM in Southend-on-Sea and 6:55 PM in Rotterdam.
Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
Book your Southend-on-Sea to Rotterdam train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Southend-on-Sea, England and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Southend Victoria to Rotterdam Centraal via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 37m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- [email protected]
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €55–70
- Small Car
- €75–260
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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