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Compare train and bus for Rotterdam to Amsterdam
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Rotterdam to Amsterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €7 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 32m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €7, while a train costs an average of €21.
Distance: 57 km
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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€21 Average price | €7 Average price Cheapest | €14 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 32m Average total duration Fastest 1h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 50m Average total duration 1h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 11m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Rotterdam to Amsterdam:
A bus is €14 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Rotterdam to Amsterdam costing on average €21.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 50m.
Travel optionsfrom Rotterdam to Amsterdam
How to get from Rotterdam to Amsterdam by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rotterdam to Amsterdam is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
16573:10 PM1h00Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)4:10 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€41One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 16573:10 PM1h00Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)4:10 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€41One-way0 transfers
Fastest
EUR 932112:07 PM0h43Rotterdam Centraal12:50 PMAmsterdam Centraal€201One-way0 transfers
Other options
- SPR 4041 · ICD 1847 · SPR 844012:28 PM1h06Rotterdam Noord1:34 PMAmsterdam Centraal€191One-way2 transfers
- SPR 4039 · ICD 1845 · SPR 4138 · SPR 483411:58 AM1h07Rotterdam Noord1:05 PMAmsterdam Centraal€191One-way3 transfers
- SPR 4039 · ICD 1845 · SPR 843811:58 AM1h08Rotterdam Noord1:06 PMAmsterdam Centraal€191One-way2 transfers
- 8313410:25 PM1h05Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)11:30 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€41One-way0 transfers
- 16096:15 AM1h41Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)7:56 AMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€41One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus5:15 AM1h05Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)6:20 AMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€51One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Rotterdam to Amsterdam:
A bus is €14 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Rotterdam to Amsterdam costing on average €21.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 50m.
- Around 37 buses per day.
- Around 34 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rotterdam and Amsterdam as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Rotterdam Centraal and arrive in Amsterdam Centraal.
- Buses mostly depart from Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station) and arrive in Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk).
- Travel with Arriva NS, NMBS, NS Domestic, Alibus, Eurostar, NS International, NS | BUS, Eurocity Direct, NS International | IC Brussel, Intercity, Deutsche Bahn, Intercity to go to Amsterdam by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Amsterdam by bus.
- 15 direct trains per day with NS Domestic, Alibus, Eurostar, NS International | IC Brussel, Intercity, Intercity.
- 37 direct buses per day with FlixBus, Infobus, BlaBlaCar Bus.
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