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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Rotterdam
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Rotterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £49. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 30m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £49, and a train costs an average of £414.
Distance: 1424 km
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£84 Average Price Cheapest | £137 Average Price | £418 Average Price |
23h 54m Average total duration 23h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 30m Average total duration Fastest 2h 30m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 22h 29m Average total duration 21h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Madrid to Rotterdam
How to get to Rotterdam from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Rotterdam is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IB60320:102h20Madrid Barajas Airport22:30Brussels Airport£1041One-way0 changes
Cheapest
IB60320:102h20Madrid Barajas Airport22:30Brussels Airport£1041One-way0 changes
Fastest
SN372212:402h15Madrid Barajas Airport14:55Brussels Airport£2981One-way0 changes
Other options
4004 · 165715:3023h30Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses15:00Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)£1181One-way1 change
3162 · 166318:3524h20Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses18:55Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station)£1181One-way1 change
· 15:3023h30Madrid15:00Rotterdam, Westerstraat£1231One-way1 change
IB60116:352h25Madrid Barajas Airport19:00Brussels Airport£1111One-way0 changes
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35327:054h59Madrid Barajas Airport12:04Rotterdam Centraal£1401One-way1 change
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95327:054h33Madrid Barajas Airport11:38Rotterdam Centraal£1431One-way1 change
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FAQs: Madrid to Rotterdam
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Rotterdam:
A coach is £53 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Rotterdam costing on average £137.
A coach is £334 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Rotterdam costing on average £418.
Other travel options to Rotterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 21h 59m.
Coach takes on average 23h 24m.
- Around 38 flights per day.
- Around 11 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Rotterdam as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Brussels Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Infobus, Alsa to go to Rotterdam by coach.
- Travel with Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Air Europa, KLM, Iberia, Iberia Express to go to Rotterdam by flight.
- Travel with AVE, Renfe Viajeros to go to Rotterdam by train.
- 10 direct flights per day with Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Air Europa, Iberia, Iberia Express.
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