Rotterdam to Brussels bus: 16.9 a day, fastest 2h10

16.9 a dayfastest 2h10BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇧🇪 Belgium

Direct buses · no change

RotterdamBredaAntwerpBrussels· 120 km as the crow flies

00:25 → 02:35
FlixBus N803
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station
2h101 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
00:46 → 03:06
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Brussels - Midi Train Station
2h20nonstop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:46 → 02:06)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
04:50 → 07:05
FlixBus N818
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station
2h151 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 06:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:55 → 11:00
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Breda, Antwerp
3h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 10:15
FlixBus N1310
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
09:10 → 11:50
FlixBus 834
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:05 → 13:00
FlixBus 819
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h553 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
12:20 → 15:15
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h552 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
13:30 → 16:05
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h351 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
14:00 → 17:00
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Brussels - North Train Station · via Antwerp
3h001 stop
Runs: Daily except TueBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
15:40 → 18:40
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
3h002 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
15:55 → 18:50
FlixBus 819
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h552 stops
Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Thu 12 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
16:20 → 19:05
FlixBus 819
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h452 stops
Runs: Fri to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 20:40
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Breda, Antwerp
2h452 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:10 → 21:50
FlixBus N846
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h401 stop
Runs: Thu to SunBook on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 21:45
FlixBus B818
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station
2h301 stop
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
19:30 → 21:55
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Brussels - Midi Train Station · via Antwerp
2h251 stop
Runs: Thu to SunBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
20:20 → 22:50
FlixBus 819
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h302 stops
Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:10 → 23:25
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Brussels - Midi Train Station · via Antwerp
2h151 stop
Runs: Thu to SunBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
21:30 → 00:15⁺¹
FlixBus 813
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station · via Antwerp
2h452 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:40 → 00:10⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Brussels - Midi Train Station · via Antwerp
2h301 stop
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
22:15 → 00:30⁺¹
FlixBus N802
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station
2h15nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 01:40⁺¹
FlixBus N803
Rotterdam Central Station → Brussels-North train station
2h101 stop
Runs: Wed to SunBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (1h22). The bus takes 1h27 longer.

Bus · fastest direct2h49

To Rotterdam Central Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8032h10
From Brussels-North train station13 min

Train · fastest direct1h22

To Rotterdam Centraal3 min
Before departure10 min
Eurostar 93161h08
From Brussel-Zuid1 min

Plane · nonstop AMS to BRU4h20

To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)1h00
Check-in & security1h30
Flight AMS to BRU55 min
Landing to exit20 min
From BRU35 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?

32 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h08

European Sleeper, Eurostar, NS International, SNCB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

KLMAMS→BRUBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rotterdam to Brussels?

Yes. 16.9 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rotterdam to Brussels?

The fastest takes 2h10; the slowest 3h05, for 120 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:25 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Rotterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rotterdam to Brussels?

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

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