Frankfurt to Rotterdam bus: 3.6 a day, fastest 7h00

3.6 a dayfastest 7h00☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

FrankfurtMainzBingenCoblenzAachenBrusselsRotterdam· 356 km as the crow flies

08:40 → 15:40
FlixBus 1924
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Cologne, Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Eindhoven…
7h005 stops
Runs: Only Fri 23 Oct, Fri 30 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
08:40 → 16:40
FlixBus 1924
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Cologne, Aachen, Liège, Antwerp…
8h005 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Novthe open data has only these datesThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 07:40 → 15:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:30 → 18:50
FlixBus 268
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Cologne, Leverkusen, Düsseldorf, Roermond…
8h205 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:15 → 20:25
FlixBus N1310
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Mainz, Bingen, Coblenz, Aachen…
9h106 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:15 → 19:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:10 → 21:30
FlixBus 007
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Cologne, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven
7h203 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:55 → 07:10⁺¹
FlixBus N116 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → Rotterdam Central Station · via Siegen, Dortmund, Essen, Düsseldorf…
8h157 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:55 → 06:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

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 plane (4h35). The bus takes 3h05 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h40

To Frankfurt central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 19247h00
From Rotterdam Central Station11 min

Train · fastest direct4h44

To Frankfurt(Main)Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 794h28
From Rotterdam Centraal3 min

Plane · nonstop FRA to AMS4h35

To Frankfurt (FRA)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FRA to AMS1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From AMS1h00

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?

1 a weekdirect trains, fastest 4h28

Deutsche Bahn. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Frankfurt to Rotterdam nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air DolomitiFRA→AMSBook direct ↗
KLMFRA→AMSBook direct ↗
LufthansaFRA→AMSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Frankfurt to Rotterdam?

Yes. 3.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Frankfurt to Rotterdam?

The fastest takes 7h00; the slowest 9h10, for 356 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:40 and the latest at 22:55, local time in Frankfurt. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Frankfurt to Rotterdam?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:55 arriving 07:10 the next morning.

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