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Gelsenkirchen ▸ Rotterdam

Rotterdam ▸ Gelsenkirchen ⇄
1 a dayfastest 5h25FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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GelsenkirchenEssenDuisburgDüsseldorfEindhovenTilburgRotterdam· 186 km as the crow flies
  • 06:25 → 11:50
    FlixBus N1361
    Gelsenkirchen (ZOB) → Rotterdam Central Station · via Essen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven…
    5h255 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:25 → 10:50)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Gelsenkirchen to Rotterdam?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Gelsenkirchen to Rotterdam?

The fastest takes 5h25; the slowest 5h25, for 186 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Gelsenkirchen to Rotterdam?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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