Rotterdam to Bremen bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 6h10

1.7 a dayfastest 6h10☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

RotterdamThe HagueAmsterdamGroningenOldenburgBremen· 320 km as the crow flies

00:20 → 06:30
FlixBus N818 ☾ Overnight
Rotterdam Central Station → Bremen Fernbusterminal · via Hoofddorp, Amsterdam, Groningen
6h104 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:20 → 05:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:40 → 15:20
FlixBus N1386
Rotterdam Central Station → Bremen Fernbusterminal · via The Hague, Amsterdam, Groningen, Oldenburg
6h405 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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

☾ Overnight: leave 00:20, arrive 06:30

The plane is 2h38 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct6h48

To Rotterdam Central Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8186h10
From Bremen Fernbusterminal12 min

Plane · nonstop AMS to BRE4h10

To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)1h00
Check-in & security1h30
Flight AMS to BRE1h05
Landing to exit20 min
From BRE15 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 instead?

No direct train from Rotterdam to Bremen in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Rotterdam goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Rotterdam to Bremen nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

KLMAMS→BREBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rotterdam to Bremen?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rotterdam to Bremen?

The fastest takes 6h10; the slowest 6h40, for 320 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:20 and the latest at 08:40, local time in Rotterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rotterdam to Bremen?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 00:20 arriving 06:30.

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