By bus
Eurolines (http://www.eurolines.com/) links Rotterdam with various cities of Europe. The Eurolines buses arrive in front of Rotterdam Centraal Station, from there it's a 5 minute train ride to Schiedam Centrum, or take tram line 21 or 23.
By train
The main train station is Schiedam Centrum which is well served by national rail Nederlandse Spoorwegen (http://www.ns.nl), with direct connections to Maassluis, Hoek van Holland, Delft, Den Haag, Leiden, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Breda, Roosendaal, Middelburg and Vlissingen.For international trains ariving at Rotterdam Centraal Station, Schiedam Centrum is a 5 minute train ride from there.Schiedam Nieuwland train station is located north-west of the city centre and is served by the Hoek van Holland-Rotterdam Centraal railway line.
By Watertaxi
Watertaxi Rotterdam (http://www.watertaxirotte...) has a landing stage at the Voorhaven. The city centre is a 15 minute walk through De Plantage, the oldest city park in The Netherlands.
By car
Schiedam can be reached via the A4 and A20. Any exit Schiedam-Noord and Schiedam-Centrum on the A20 and Schiedam-West on the A4 near the Beneluxtunnel will take you to the city center follow Centrum.Near the center a P-route is signed which will guide you along parking locations. The parking garages are cheaper then on-street parking. When parking on-street, be advised that some meters especially in residential areas of the center only accept chipknip a chipcard. Meters near tourist locations accept coins and some accept credit cards. Also watch for signs vergunninghouders where parking is only allowed for permit holders.