Dresden to Rotterdam bus: 1 a day, fastest 12h45

1 a dayfastest 12h45FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

DresdenLeipzigSangerhausenKasselDortmundBochumRotterdam· 648 km as the crow flies

08:10 → 20:55
FlixBus 023
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Rotterdam Central Station · via Leipzig, Sangerhausen, Kassel, Dortmund…
12h4512 stops
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Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (12h13). The bus takes 1h11 longer.

Bus · fastest direct13h24

To Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 02312h45
From Rotterdam Central Station11 min

Train · fastest direct12h13

Before departure10 min
European Sleeper 45212h00
From Rotterdam Centraal3 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

3 a weekdirect trains, fastest 12h00

European Sleeper. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Dresden to Rotterdam nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Dresden to Rotterdam?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Dresden to Rotterdam?

The fastest takes 12h45; the slowest 12h45, for 648 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Dresden to Rotterdam?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

Dresden ▸ Rotterdam

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