By bus
Eurolines (http://www.eurolines.com) links Rotterdam with various cities of Europe. The Eurolines buses arrive in front of Rotterdam Centraal Station.
By plane
Rotterdam is served by Rotterdam The Hague Airport IATA: RTM (http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl/en/Homepage) with direct flights from selected cities in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Transavia
(http://www.transavia.com) flies to Rotterdam from London London Stansted Airport, Nice, Grenoble, Toulon, Girona, Alicante, Malaga, Friedrichshafen, Milan, Prague, Genoa and Rome Fiumicino Airport.CityJet
(http://www.cityjet.com) flies to Rotterdam from Hamburg Hamburg Airport and London London City Airport.Once arrived at Rotterdam Airport you can use public transport to get in the city.RET (http://www.ret.nl) shuttle bus 50 connects to metro station Meijersplein where you can transfer to metro line E to Slinge total travel to Rotterdam Centraal about 20 minutes.You may also take bus 33 which runs frequently to Rotterdam Centraal Station and takes you there in about 25 minutes.As of December 12, bus 41 no longer serves Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
Most major and international carriers will fly to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport IATA: AMS (http://www.schiphol.nl/home/Index.jsp), which is connected directly to Rotterdam Centraal station by a frequent high-speed rail service called Fyra. The journey to/from Schiphol Airport in 26 minutes. Trains run every half hour and a one-way ticket costs â¬11 as of January 2012. The train station is situated underground, directly below the terminal building. Tickets are available at the station through automated machines, at the ticket desk, or can be booked in advance (http://www.nshispeed.nl/e...).
Ryanair flights go to Eindhoven IATA: EIN (http://www.eindhovenairport.nl/). The train from Eindhoven takes about 75 minutes.
By ship
You can also get to Rotterdam by ferry from the United Kingdom.
P&O Ferries
(http://www.poferries.com) has a daily overnight sailing from Kingston Upon Hull to Rotterdam Europoort. From Rotterdam Europoort P&O Ferries operates a shuttle bus service that takes you to the city center of Rotterdam. Please book this shuttle service while you book your sailing.StenaLine
(http://www.stenaline.com) has a daily day as well as a daily overnight sailing from Harwich to Hook of Holland. From Hoek van Holland Haven you have a connecting rail service to Rotterdam Centraal Station that takes you to the city center of Rotterdam in 30 minutes at a fare of €5,10.DFDS Seaways
(http://www.dfdsseaways.co...) has a daily overnight ferry crossing from Newcastle to Amsterdam. You can drive to Rotterdam in approx. 50 minutes.
By train
Rotterdam is served by an international rail link, operating out of Rotterdam Centraal Station, from Belgium and France. High-speed trains from Antwerp Antwerpen-Berchem, 30 min, Brussels Brussels Midi, 1 h 12 min and Paris Paris Nord, 2 h 37 min are operated by Thalys (http://www.thalys.com). Book well in advance to secure the best ticket deals. Beyond that, a very much slower and slightly cheaper intercity service, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS (http://www.ns.nl/servlet/...), links Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerp Antwerpen Centraal, 1 h 3 min, Mechelen Mechelen, 1 h 27 min and Brussels Brussels Midi, 1 h 57 min.
Rotterdam is also well served by NS from other parts of the Netherlands, with direct connections to Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Gouda, Leiden, The Hague, Utrecht and Flushing. See also the Netherlands page for further information on national rail.
A high speed rail link called Fyra (http://www.nshispeed.nl/e...) connects Rotterdam with Breda, Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport.
For onward travel Rotterdam Centraal Station is well served by bus, tram, metro and taxi.
By car
Rotterdam is easily reached by car. From Amsterdam take the A4 South to The Hague, change to the A13 to Rotterdam. From Utrecht take the A12 and change to the A20 just after Gouda.Traffic congestion on highways is common during peak hours morning and evening commutes.
Parking
On street it's only possible to pay with a chip card Dutch: Chipknip. The card has a balance in euro and can be purchased at various points in the city, such as tobacconists and multi-storey car parks. Some meters in the center and near major attractions accept credit card. There is no option to pay with cash. Parking regulations are enforced regularly.
Parking garage
Parking garages can be easily found by following the sign-marked P-route, or check locations on this (http://www.bereikbareregi...) site Dutch only. The easiest way to pay is by credit card, just insert your card on the way in, and insert it again on the way out, and the total time is automatically deducted. You can also pay with cash, chip-knip or PIN.
Free parking outside the center
Park & Ride P&R facilities outside the center of Rotterdam offer free or cheap parking with public transport connections into the city center.Free and secure P&R facilities are: Slinge A15, Hoogvliet A15, Kralingse Zoom A16/E19 and Alexander A20/E25.For all P&R locations and information on cost and opening times, see Bereikbaarheid Regio Rotterdam (http://www.bereikbareregi...) Dutch only.