Rotterdam to Berlin bus: 4 a day, fastest 9h55

4 a dayfastest 9h55☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

RotterdamTilburgEindhovenDüsseldorfDuisburgEssenBerlin· 612 km as the crow flies

05:15 → 16:55
FlixBus 1324
Rotterdam Central Station → Berlin Südkreuz train station · via Amsterdam, Utrecht, Enschede, Osnabrück…
11h407 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:45 → 23:00
FlixBus 231
Rotterdam Central Station → Berlin central bus station · via The Hague, Hoofddorp, Amsterdam, Groningen…
12h156 stops
Runs: Only Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
13:35 → 01:10⁺¹
FlixBus N1325
Rotterdam Central Station → Berlin Südkreuz train station · via The Hague, Amsterdam, Osnabrück, Hanover…
11h358 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:50 → 06:10⁺¹
FlixBus N1361 ☾ Overnight
Rotterdam Central Station → Berlin Südkreuz train station · via Tilburg, Eindhoven, Düsseldorf, Duisburg…
12h2010 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:50 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:50 → 06:45⁺¹
FlixBus N131 ☾ Overnight
Rotterdam Central Station → Berlin Südkreuz train station · via Hoofddorp, Amsterdam, Osnabrück
9h554 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:50 → 05:45+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

☾ Overnight: leave 20:50, arrive 06:45

The plane is 5h35 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h45

To Rotterdam Central Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1319h55
From Berlin Südkreuz train station24 min

Train · fastest direct9h04

To Rotterdam Centraal3 min
Before departure10 min
European Sleeper 4538h51

Plane · nonstop AMS to BER5h10

To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)1h00
Check-in & security1h30
Flight AMS to BER1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From BER50 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 8h51

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

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Rotterdam to Berlin nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

KLMAMS→BERBook direct ↗
easyJetAMS→BERBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rotterdam to Berlin?

Yes. 4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rotterdam to Berlin?

The fastest takes 9h55; the slowest 12h20, for 612 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:15 and the latest at 20:50, local time in Rotterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rotterdam to Berlin?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:50 arriving 06:10 the next morning.

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