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Berlin → Rotterdam

Rotterdam → Berlin ⇄
4 a weekfastest 8h26European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 22:51 → 08:31+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    9h404 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Oct, Thu 8 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 22:51 → 09:15+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    10h243 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 15 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 22:51 → 11:30+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    12h393 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 22:51 → 10:30+1
    European Sleeper Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    11h393 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 22:51 → 12:30+1
    ES 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    13h393 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 23:01 → 08:30+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    9h294 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 29 Sep, Tue 6 Oct, Tue 20 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 23:01 → 07:27+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    8h264 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 1 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 23:01 → 09:00+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    9h593 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 13 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 23:51 → 08:30+1
    European Sleeper 452 Night train
    Berlin Gesundbrunnen → Rotterdam Centraal · via Amsterdam, The Hague
    8h394 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 6 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (czptt, de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 23:01, arrive 07:27

The plane is -5h56 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct8h54
  • To Berlin Gesundbrunnen17 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 4528h26
  • From Rotterdam Centraal1 min
Plane · nonstop BER–AMS4h50
  • To Berlin Brandenburg (BER)30 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BER–AMS1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From AMS1h00

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: KLM, easyJet.