Assuming it's a weekday, you have a metro at 8:11 and every 20 minutes to Schiedam. From experience of the old service, you will not make the 8:11, but the next one should be OK, so Schiedam 08.54. The Man in Seat 61 agrees, and he's just done the trip!I'm planning on going to Hamburg via the Harwich-Hoek overnight ferry. The ferry is due to arrive at 8am, what is a sensible time to book a train leaving from Rotterdam Centraal?
Thanks in advance
I'm planning on going to Hamburg via the Harwich-Hoek overnight ferry. The ferry is due to arrive at 8am, what is a sensible time to book a train leaving from Rotterdam Centraal?
Thanks in advance
Given the long wait before you can catch the IC into Germany, this is well worth considering if cost is an issue. The NDS ticket is available online from DB (as is a ticket Hengelo/Oldenzaal-Bad Bentheim BTW).As alternative: use the Niedersachsenticket for just slow Nahverkehr trains, 24€/day, and valid on eb from hengelo too and also in HH for local transit, thus much slower and changes needed at Osnabrück and Bremen (=HB).
It is true that the metro does not directly service Rotterdam Centraal, but (depending on where you're going) this might not be much of an issue. You can change at Schiedam Centrum for trains towards The Hague/Leiden/Amsterdam, if you want to go towards Gouda/Utrecht/Amersfoort (or beyond) you can continue by metro towards Rotterdam Alexander and pick up your connecting train there. All IC trains leaving Rotterdam Centraal to go towards the north/east will also call at Rotterdam Alexander.it made sense to leave the metro at Schiedam and start on "real" trains from there (whether the necessary connection(s) included Rotterdam or not), especially since the Hook metro line doesn't go via Rotterdam Central station, and hence requires a metro change anyway.
Thanks, didn't realise that. It does, however, take almost 30 minutes to get from Scheidam to Alexander.It is true that the metro does not directly service Rotterdam Centraal, but (depending on where you're going) this might not be much of an issue. You can change at Schiedam Centrum for trains towards The Hague/Leiden/Amsterdam, if you want to go towards Gouda/Utrecht/Amersfoort (or beyond) you can continue by metro towards Rotterdam Alexander and pick up your connecting train there. All IC trains leaving Rotterdam Centraal to go towards the north/east will also call at Rotterdam Alexander.
That's true, but going via Rotterdam Centraal if you're heading for Gouda/Utrecht/Amersfoort won't be quicker. Journey planners will advise you to stay on board the metro if you're traveling that way, as it saves a change and the wait at Alexander will be shorter.Thanks, didn't realise that. It does, however, take almost 30 minutes to get from Scheidam to Alexander.
I stayed on the Metro from Schiedam to Rotterdam Centraal, changing at Beurs. Didn't take that long, considering it was rush hour as well.