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Rotterdam → Berlin

Berlin → Rotterdam ⇄
6 a weekfastest 8h40European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:24 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Rotterdam Centraal → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem
    9h373 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri (some weeks)European Sleeper ↗
  • 20:24 → 05:18+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Rotterdam Centraal → Berlin Hbf · via The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem
    8h544 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri (some weeks)European Sleeper ↗
  • 21:21 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Rotterdam Centraal → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via The Hague, Amsterdam
    8h404 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 21:21 → 06:18+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Rotterdam Centraal → Berlin Hbf · via The Hague, Amsterdam
    8h574 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper, nl_ovapi) 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 20:24, arrive 05:18

The plane is -5h45 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h05
  • To Rotterdam Centraal1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 4538h54
Plane · nonstop AMS–BER4h50
  • To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)1h00
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight AMS–BER1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BER30 min

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.