There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Portbou by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane RTM - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Port-Boutrain
4h 54m€216–592Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EIN - GRO
- Take the train from Girona to Port-Boutrain
7h 48m€95–359Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
11h 8m€303–442Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Cerberetrain Ter
20h 29m€120–202Drive 1,302.2 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Portboucar 1,302.2 km
13h 16m€266–384Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AMS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Port-Boutrain
7h 23m€97–297Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane AMS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Port-Boutrain
9h 5m€189–497Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane AMS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Port-Boutrain
8h 55m€160–396Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane ORY - PGF
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
8h 36m€333–695Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AMS - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
9h 57m€151–392Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
21h 36m€134–225
Rotterdam to Portbou by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou is to bus and train which costs €120 - €210 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou is to fly and train which takes 4h 54m and costs €210 - €600.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Portbou. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Port-Bou via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Perpignan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Portbou is 1372 km. The road distance is 1302.2 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Portbou without a car is to train which takes 11h 8m and costs €300 - €450.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Rotterdam to Portbou, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Portbou train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Portbou train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Portbou is 1302 km. It takes approximately 13h 16m to drive from Rotterdam to Portbou.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Portbou, Spain?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Port-Bou via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Perpignan in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Girona to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Cerbere
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Cerbere
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Narbonne to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
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