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Compare train, bus, and flight for Ulm to Rotterdam
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Ulm to Rotterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of lei422 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 29m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.5kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of lei422, while a flight costs an average of lei4059.
Distance: 344 miles (554 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight | Driving |
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lei958 Average price | lei422 Average price Cheapest | lei4059 Average price | lei722 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 5m Average total duration 6h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 26m Average total duration 12h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 29m Average total duration Fastest 2h 29m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 7h 42m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Ulm to Rotterdam:
A bus is lei536 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ulm to Rotterdam costing on average lei958.
A bus is lei3637 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Ulm to Rotterdam costing on average lei4059.
Other travel options to Rotterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 5m.
Bus takes on average 13h 26m.
You'll arrive about 1h 7m sooner (6h 35m by train vs 7h 42m by car). Tickets start at around lei958 compared to roughly lei722 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Ulm to Rotterdam
How to get from Ulm to Rotterdam by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ulm to Rotterdam is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 1:35 AM17h05Ulm6:40 PMRotterdamlei2241One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 1:35 AM17h05Ulm6:40 PMRotterdamlei2241One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 9:25 PM11h40Ulm9:05 AMRotterdamlei2541One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 8:40 PM17h25Ulm2:05 PMRotterdamlei2761One-way0 transfers
- 8:20 PM17h50Ulm2:10 PMRotterdamlei3501One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Ulm to Rotterdam:
A bus is lei536 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ulm to Rotterdam costing on average lei958.
A bus is lei3637 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Ulm to Rotterdam costing on average lei4059.
Other travel options to Rotterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 5m.
Bus takes on average 13h 26m.
- Around 9 buses per day.
- Around 7 flights per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ulm and Rotterdam as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Stuttgart Airport and arrive in Brussels Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Ulm Hbf and arrive in Rotterdam Centraal.
- Buses mostly depart from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße / Ludwig-Beck-Straße and arrive in Rotterdam, Conradstraat (Centraal Station).
- Travel with Air Baltic, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, British Airways, KLM, Austrian Airlines to go to Rotterdam by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH to go to Rotterdam by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Rotterdam by bus.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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