Rotterdam: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Rotterdam is a city of 868,135 people in The Netherlands (South Holland), 9 m (30 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 213 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Rotterdam runs from about 7 h 50 min a day in late December to 16 h 48 min in late June (computed for 51.92° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rotterdam is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,218 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 47 km), Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 81 km), Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 81 km).
Flights to Rotterdam: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Rotterdam · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 213 places to stay in Rotterdam. Of the 167 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (86), and 4 are five-star. Across 101 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 297,438 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 321 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Paris, 373 km (France) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 204 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 120 km (Belgium) — trains · tours
- Amsterdam, 57 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 356 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 177 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 182 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Dortmund, 211 km (Germany) — tours
- Bremen, 320 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Cologne, Esch-sur-Alzette, Lille, Turin, Liège, Burgas, Constanța, Gdańsk, Shanghai, Havana, Saint Petersburg, Baltimore, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Dresden.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rotterdam?
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Rotterdam?
About 868,135 people live in Rotterdam, across 319 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rotterdam in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Rotterdam?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Rotterdam?
Our booking partner lists 213 places to stay in Rotterdam, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Rotterdam?
London (321 km), Paris (373 km), Köln (204 km), Brussels (120 km), Amsterdam (57 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.