Netherlands›From Rotterdam›Amsterdam
Rotterdam to Amsterdam by train
About 78 km. The train is fastest at 51 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,080 per person.
Amsterdam to RotterdamFastest
Train
NS Intercity Direct via Schiphol (high-speed line)
51 min door to door
Cheapest
Train
NS Intercity via Leiden and Den Haag
from ₹2,080 per person
Best value
Train
NS Intercity via Leiden and Den Haag
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | NS Intercity Direct via Schiphol (high-speed line) | 51 min | ₹2,420–₹3,870per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Train | NS Intercity via Leiden and Den Haag | 1.3 h | ₹2,080–₹3,530per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · NS Intercity Direct via Schiphol (high-speed line) | ₹4,840–₹7,740 | ₹9,680–₹15,480 |
| Train · NS Intercity via Leiden and Den Haag | ₹4,160–₹7,060 | ₹8,320–₹14,120 |
Once you’re in Amsterdam
- Best time: April – May (tulips), June – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – May (tulips), June – September). Against it: North Sea Winter: Wind, Rain and Short Days. Christmas markets and the Amsterdam Light Festival and Sinterklaas and Diwali and Phagwa (Holi) in The Hague can fall this month.
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Plan Rotterdam and Amsterdam
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.