What is the best way to travel from Bochum to Rotterdam?
Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Trains, Buses and Carpool to Rotterdam from Bochum. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 2 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Rotterdam from Bochum?
You can reach Rotterdam with just £9 by taking a Bus from FlixBus, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m020:19BochumCentral Station01:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 20:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 22/09/2026 01:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m018:19BochumCentral Station23:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 18:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 23:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m006:19BochumCentral Station11:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 06:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 11:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m016:19BochumCentral Station21:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 16:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 21:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
Cheapest Trains Monday
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FlixBus3h 40m011:25BochumCentral Station15:05RotterdamCentral Coach Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 23/09/2026 11:25:00 to Central Coach Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 15:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 40m
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FlixBus4h 30m016:25BochumCentral Station20:55RotterdamCentral Coach Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 23/09/2026 16:25:00 to Central Coach Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 20:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 30m
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BlaBlaCar2h 40m016:30Dusseldorf Airport19:10Rotterdam0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dusseldorf Airport (Germany) at 23/09/2026 16:30:00 to , Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 19:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 40m
Cheapest Buses Wednesday
Cheapest Carpool Wednesday
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m018:19BochumCentral Station22:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 18:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 25/09/2026 22:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m020:19BochumCentral Station00:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 20:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 00:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m006:19BochumCentral Station10:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 06:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 25/09/2026 10:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
Cheapest Trains Friday
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Deutsche Bahn4h 54m004:40BochumCentral Station09:34RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:40:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 09:34:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 54m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 4m003:10BochumCentral Station08:14RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 03:10:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 08:14:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 4m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 57m003:17BochumCentral Station08:14RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 03:17:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 08:14:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 57m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 1m004:10BochumCentral Station09:11RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:10:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 09:11:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 1m
Cheapest Trains Saturday
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Deutsche Bahn5h 27m005:51BochumCentral Station11:18RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 05:51:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 11:18:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 27m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 27m007:51BochumCentral Station13:18RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 07:51:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 13:18:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 27m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 31m020:13BochumCentral Station01:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 20:13:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 28/09/2026 01:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 31m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 31m018:13BochumCentral Station23:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 18:13:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 23:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £57 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 31m
Cheapest Trains Sunday
What are the fastest trips from Bochum to Rotterdam?
You can get to Rotterdam from Bochum in just 2h 40m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m020:19BochumCentral Station01:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 20:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 22/09/2026 01:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m018:19BochumCentral Station23:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 18:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 23:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m006:19BochumCentral Station11:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 06:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 11:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 25m016:19BochumCentral Station21:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 21/09/2026 16:19:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 21/09/2026 21:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £39 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 25m
Fastest Trains Monday
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BlaBlaCar2h 40m016:30Dusseldorf Airport19:10Rotterdam0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Dusseldorf Airport (Germany) at 23/09/2026 16:30:00 to , Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 19:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 40m
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FlixBus3h 40m011:25BochumCentral Station15:05RotterdamCentral Coach Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 23/09/2026 11:25:00 to Central Coach Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 15:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 40m
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FlixBus4h 30m016:25BochumCentral Station20:55RotterdamCentral Coach Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 23/09/2026 16:25:00 to Central Coach Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 23/09/2026 20:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 30m
Fastest Carpool Wednesday
Fastest Buses Wednesday
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m018:19BochumCentral Station22:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 18:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 25/09/2026 22:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m020:19BochumCentral Station00:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 20:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 00:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £25 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 40m006:19BochumCentral Station10:59RotterdamBlaak Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 25/09/2026 06:19:00 to Blaak Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 25/09/2026 10:59:00. 50 Economy ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
Fastest Trains Friday
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Deutsche Bahn4h 4m004:40BochumCentral Station08:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:40:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 08:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 4m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 54m004:40BochumCentral Station09:34RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:40:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 09:34:00. 50 Economy ticket for £33 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 54m
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Deutsche Bahn4h 57m003:17BochumCentral Station08:14RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 03:17:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 08:14:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 57m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 1m004:10BochumCentral Station09:11RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 26/09/2026 04:10:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 26/09/2026 09:11:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 1m
Fastest Trains Saturday
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Deutsche Bahn5h 27m005:51BochumCentral Station11:18RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 05:51:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 11:18:00. 50 Economy ticket for £29 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 27m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 27m007:51BochumCentral Station13:18RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 07:51:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 13:18:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 27m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 31m020:13BochumCentral Station01:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 20:13:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 28/09/2026 01:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 31m
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Deutsche Bahn5h 31m018:13BochumCentral Station23:44RotterdamCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Bochum (Germany) at 27/09/2026 18:13:00 to Central Station, Rotterdam (Netherlands) arriving at 27/09/2026 23:44:00. 50 Economy ticket for £57 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 31m
Fastest Trains Sunday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Bochum to Rotterdam
What are the most popular stations in Bochum and Rotterdam?
In Bochum, you will usually depart from West Train Station, Wattenscheid-Höntrop Train Station or Central Station, while in Rotterdam you will be arriving at Central Coach Station, Zuidplein Bus Szpü or Central Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Rotterdam from Bochum? With 4 connections between 2 Train, Bus and Carpool operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Bochum and Rotterdam, you can pay as low as £9 with a Bus from FlixBus.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Carpool from BlaBlaCar: you will get to Rotterdam in just 2h 40m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Bochum and Rotterdam are Deutsche Bahn, FlixBus and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Bochum and Rotterdam is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Herne or to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, and look at flights from Dusseldorf Airport, and landing at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Bochum to Rotterdam?
The most popular companies between Bochum and Rotterdam, are Deutsche Bahn, FlixBus and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Bus companies: FlixBus
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
All you need to know when you travel from Bochum to Rotterdam
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Bochum to Rotterdam. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Bochum to Rotterdam
How can I reach Rotterdam from Bochum?
Every day, there are on average 4 connections between Train, Bus and Carpool, with which you can get to Rotterdam from Bochum.
How far is Rotterdam from Bochum?
The distance between Bochum and Rotterdam is 195.0 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Bochum and Rotterdam?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 5 kgs of CO2, a train 7 kgs, a car 33 kgs, and a flight 48 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Bochum to Rotterdam?
You can get to Rotterdam with just £9 by taking a Bus from FlixBus.
What is the fastest way to get from Bochum to Rotterdam?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Rotterdam in just 2h 40m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
More routes to Bochum and to Rotterdam
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Bochum and to Rotterdam. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
