- Must visit
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Major museum with Dutch and European art from the Middle Ages to today. Visit for paintings, design and changing exhibitions in a landmark building.
Cheapest price on 06 Oct
£21
Average ticket price on 06 Oct
£21
Fastest journey on 06 Oct
1 h 23 m
Average journey duration on 06 Oct
1 h 35 m
Trains on 06 Oct
20
Distance
81 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Alkmaar to Rotterdam is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Alkmaar to Rotterdam will cost around £21 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £21.
On Tue 06 Oct, we found 20 trains from Alkmaar to Rotterdam, including 1 direct services.
These direct trains cover the 81 km distance in an average of 1 h 35 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 1 h 23 m .
The slowest trains will take 1 h 43 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
IC 3017 · IC 2814
IC 3017 · SPR 4119 · IC 3512
SPR 4806 · IC 2211
SPR 4019
SPR 4882 · IC 2287
IC 3017 · SPR 8219+
ECD 9512
IC 3017 · SPR 8219 · SPR 5009+
ECD 9512
IC 3017+
EUR 9310
SPR 4806 · IC 2211
IC 3021 · SPR 8223 · SPR 5213+
ECD 9516Trains from Alkmaar to Rotterdam run on average 34 times per day, taking around 1h 34m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £19 but you can travel from only £11 by coach.
The earliest train runs at 00:03, the last at 23:58. The fastest train covers the 81 km distance in 1h 6m.
Distance 81 km |
Average train duration 1h 34m |
Cheapest ticket price £19 |
Trains per day 34 |
Fastest train 1h 6m |
First train 0:03 |
Last train 23:58 |
Cheapest Month Feb |
Cheapest Day Wed |
High Season Apr - Jun |
Low Season Oct - Dec |
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Least Busy Day Thu |
Best time to book 1 day |
The table below shows live departures for Alkmaar to Rotterdam trains for today, Monday 5 October. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC 2723+ ECD 9516+ IC 3514 | 6:26 Alkmaar station | 1h19 | 7:45 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
SPR 4812 · IC 2317 | 6:26 Alkmaar Noord | 1h58 | 8:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2723+ ECD 9516 | 6:26 Alkmaar station | 1h12 | 7:38 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 2723 · SPR 5015 | 6:26 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 8:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2723 | 6:26 Alkmaar station | 1h31 | 7:57 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
SPR 4812 · IC 2317 | 6:30 Alkmaar station | 1h54 | 8:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
SPR 4812 · IC 2317 | 6:30 Alkmaar station | 1h48 | 8:18 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 3023 · IC 2725 · ICD 2418 · SPR 5215 | 6:37 Alkmaar Noord | 1h43 | 8:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 3023 · IC 2725 · SPR 5017 | 6:37 Alkmaar Noord | 2h01 | 8:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2725 · ICD 2418 · SPR 5215 | 6:56 Alkmaar station | 1h24 | 8:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2725 | 6:56 Alkmaar station | 1h31 | 8:27 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2725 · SPR 5017 | 6:56 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 8:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2725 · ICD 2418 | 6:56 Alkmaar station | 1h12 | 8:08 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4814 · IC 2219 | 6:56 Alkmaar Noord | 1h58 | 8:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3025 · IC 3431 · IC 2219 | 7:07 Alkmaar Noord | 1h47 | 8:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3431 · IC 2219 | 7:19 Alkmaar station | 1h35 | 8:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3431 · IC 2219 | 7:19 Alkmaar station | 1h29 | 8:48 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 2727 · SPR 5019 | 7:21 Alkmaar Noord | 1h47 | 9:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2727+ ECD 9520+ SPR 5217 | 7:21 Alkmaar Noord | 1h29 | 8:50 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
SPR 4816 · IC 2321 | 7:26 Alkmaar Noord | 1h58 | 9:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2727+ ECD 9520 | 7:27 Alkmaar station | 1h12 | 8:39 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 2727 · SPR 5019 | 7:27 Alkmaar station | 1h41 | 9:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2727 | 7:27 Alkmaar station | 1h30 | 8:57 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2727+ ECD 9520+ SPR 5217 | 7:27 Alkmaar station | 1h23 | 8:50 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3027 · IC 3433 · IC 2321 | 7:37 Alkmaar Noord | 1h47 | 9:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3433 · IC 2321 | 7:49 Alkmaar station | 1h35 | 9:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3433 · IC 2321 | 7:49 Alkmaar station | 1h29 | 9:18 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 2729 · SPR 5021 | 7:51 Alkmaar Noord | 1h47 | 9:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2729 · ICD 2422 · SPR 5219 | 7:51 Alkmaar Noord | 1h29 | 9:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2729 · SPR 5021 | 7:56 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 9:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2729 · ICD 2422 | 7:56 Alkmaar station | 1h12 | 9:08 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4818 · IC 2223 | 7:56 Alkmaar Noord | 1h58 | 9:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2729 | 7:56 Alkmaar station | 1h31 | 9:27 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2729 · ICD 2422 · SPR 5219 | 7:56 Alkmaar station | 1h24 | 9:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
SPR 4818 · IC 2223 | 8:00 Alkmaar station | 1h48 | 9:48 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4818 · IC 2223 | 8:00 Alkmaar station | 1h54 | 9:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3029 · IC 2731+ ECD 9524+ SPR 5221 | 8:07 Alkmaar Noord | 1h43 | 9:50 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 3029 · IC 2731 · SPR 5023 | 8:07 Alkmaar Noord | 2h01 | 10:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2731+ ECD 9524+ SPR 5221 | 8:26 Alkmaar station | 1h24 | 9:50 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2731+ ECD 9524 | 8:26 Alkmaar station | 1h13 | 9:39 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 2731 | 8:26 Alkmaar station | 1h31 | 9:57 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2731 · SPR 5023 | 8:26 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 10:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
SPR 4820 · IC 2325 | 8:26 Alkmaar Noord | 1h58 | 10:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
SPR 4820 · IC 2325 | 8:30 Alkmaar station | 1h54 | 10:24 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
SPR 4820 · IC 2325 | 8:30 Alkmaar station | 1h48 | 10:18 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 3031 · IC 2733 · SPR 5025 | 8:37 Alkmaar Noord | 2h01 | 10:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3031 · IC 2733 · ICD 2426 · SPR 5223 | 8:37 Alkmaar Noord | 1h43 | 10:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 2733 · SPR 5025 | 8:56 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 10:38 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 2733 · ICD 2426 · SPR 5223 | 8:56 Alkmaar station | 1h24 | 10:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 2733 | 8:56 Alkmaar station | 1h31 | 10:27 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2733 · ICD 2426 | 8:56 Alkmaar station | 1h12 | 10:08 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
| Tuesday 6 October | |||||
SPR 4882 · IC 2287 | 0:00 Alkmaar station | 1h49 | 1:49 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4884 · IC 1409 · SPR 5103 | 0:26 Alkmaar Noord | 4h50 | 5:16 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
SPR 4097 · IC 1409 · SPR 5103 | 0:31 Alkmaar station | 4h45 | 5:16 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
SPR 4097 · IC 1405 | 0:31 Alkmaar station | 2h26 | 2:57 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4019 | 5:02 Alkmaar station | 2h02 | 7:04 Rotterdam Centraal | 0 changesdirect | |
SPR 4806 · IC 2211 | 5:06 Alkmaar station | 1h42 | 6:48 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
SPR 4806 · IC 2211 | 5:06 Alkmaar station | 1h48 | 6:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3017 · SPR 4119 · IC 3512 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h59 | 7:15 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3017 · IC 2814 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h54 | 7:10 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 3017 · SPR 4119 · IC 3512 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h51 | 7:07 Rotterdam Centraal | 2 changes | |
IC 3017 · SPR 8219 · SPR 5009+ ECD 9512 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h30 | 6:46 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 3017+ EUR 9310 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h35 | 6:51 Rotterdam Centraal | 1 change | |
IC 3017 · SPR 8219+ ECD 9512 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h23 | 6:39 Rotterdam Centraal | 2 changes | |
IC 3017 · SPR 5111+ EUR 9310 | 5:16 Alkmaar station | 1h43 | 6:59 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3019 · IC 2215 | 5:37 Alkmaar Noord | 2h17 | 7:54 Rotterdam Blaak | 1 change | |
IC 3019 · SPR 4121 · IC 3514 | 5:37 Alkmaar Noord | 2h08 | 7:45 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3019 · SPR 8221 · SPR 5211+ ICD 9714 | 5:37 Alkmaar Noord | 1h43 | 7:20 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 3021 · IC 2115 · IC 3516 | 6:07 Alkmaar Noord | 2h08 | 8:15 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
IC 3021 · SPR 8223 · SPR 5213+ ECD 9516 | 6:07 Alkmaar Noord | 1h43 | 7:50 Rotterdam Blaak | 3 changes | |
IC 3021 · SPR 5015+ EUR 9316 | 6:07 Alkmaar Noord | 2h01 | 8:08 Rotterdam Blaak | 2 changes | |
This is the last train of the day. | |||||
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Major museum with Dutch and European art from the Middle Ages to today. Visit for paintings, design and changing exhibitions in a landmark building.
Contemporary art museum in the Museumpark, known for bold installations, photography and fashion exhibitions in a striking silver building.
Museum on Dutch and international photography in former warehouse buildings on Wilhelminapier. Expect strong documentary and art photography shows.
Lively market hall with dramatic ceiling artwork and striking horseshoe design. Worth visiting for the architecture and central location alone.
Waterside district with converted warehouses, historic ships and broad views. Pleasant for walking and seeing Rotterdam’s maritime character.
Historic harbour area transformed into a cultural quarter with quayside walks, architecture and river views. Good for a relaxed local-style stroll.
Raw herring served with onion and pickles. A classic Dutch street snack, widely eaten in Rotterdam and across the country, especially from fish stalls.
Small fried cod pieces, usually served with garlic or tartare sauce. A beloved Dutch fish snack commonly found at markets and harbours.
Crisp potato chips topped with mayonnaise, peanut sauce and chopped onion. This Dutch fast-food favourite is a familiar late-night choice in Rotterdam.
Refined dining with seasonal menus and polished service in an elegant riverside setting at Hotel New York.
Bustling Market Hall food venue known for excellent seafood, oysters and shellfish in a lively modern setting.
Popular food hall with varied local and international stalls, ideal for trying Dutch snacks in a casual central atmosphere.
Moderate for Western Europe: hotels and dining are not cheap, but public transport is efficient and budget eats are easy to find.
Service is usually included. Round up or leave 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Taxis are often rounded up. Small change for cafés is appreciated.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Alkmaar to Rotterdam by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Rotterdam, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Alkmaar to Rotterdam trains use the Alkmaar to Rotterdam Centraal station pair, with some services arriving at Rotterdam Blaak. Use this guide to compare Alkmaar and Rotterdam train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Alkmaar has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food options include: Restaurant De Binnenkomer, Bistro De 13 Balcken
Free. ATMs are available in the train station.
Ticket office support is available at Alkmaar. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at Alkmaar. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Alkmaar: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Alkmaar: Bike Parking, Bike Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Alkmaar.
Nearby hotels include Amrâth Hotel Alkmaar, Grand Hotel Alkmaar, Hotel Stad en Land.
Alkmaar Noord is 1 km from Alkmaar city centre. Public transport options include:
Alkmaar Noord has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Free.
Ticket office support is available at Alkmaar Noord. Information desks are located near the main entrance.
Available at Alkmaar Noord: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Alkmaar Noord: Bike Parking.
Accessibility facilities are available at Alkmaar Noord: Ramps, restrooms.
Rotterdam Centraal has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental and Information Desk.
Food options include: Smullers, Albert Heijn to go, Starbucks, La Place, Julia's, Ekmekci, LEON, The Doner Company, StationsHuiskamer, De Broodzaak, & more
Free Wi-Fi in the station. ATMs are aTM machines are located outside the north side entrance and south side entrance.
The ticket office is open Mon - Sun: 00:00 - 24:00. Information desks are located inside the central hall.
Luggage storage is luggage lockers are located at the north side of the station, next to the escalator to Platform 15. A small safe costs €6.00 and a large safe costs €9.00 for 24 hours.
Available at Rotterdam Centraal: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Rotterdam Centraal: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Rotterdam Centraal: Escalators, elevators, wheelchair access, personalized mobility assistance.
Nearby hotels include Rotterdam Marriott Hotel, Layin’ Rotterdam Central, Hostel Ani & Haakien.
Rotterdam Blaak has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food options include: Restaurant Fitzgerald, Markthal Rotterdam
Free. ATMs are available in the train station.
Ticket office support is available at Rotterdam Blaak. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at Rotterdam Blaak. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Rotterdam Blaak: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Rotterdam Blaak: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Rotterdam Blaak: Ramps.
Nearby hotels include Motto by Hilton Rotterdam Blaak, citizenM Rotterdam, Ibis Rotterdam City Centre.
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