International Air Travel

If travelling by plane, you will either land at Schiphol International Airport or Rotterdam The Hague Airport. A high-speed train will take you to Rotterdam Central Station from Schiphol in 24 minutes, while Rotterdam The Hague Airport is a 15-minute drive (by bus or taxi) to/from the centre of Rotterdam. More than 300 international destinations have direct flights to the Netherlands, and most European destinations arrive within 3 hours at either airport.

Rotterdam is just 26 minutes away by highspeed train from key international hub Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The direct high-speed train to Rotterdam Central Station departs five times per hour from the airport station. See how easy it is in our video How to Get to Rotterdam. For more information you can also check the Schiphol airport website for an airline overview and all European & international destinations.

26 min to Rotterdam Central Station
300 direct destinations
4,633 flight per week
63 million passengers each year
Train & metro (25 min)
Taxi or Uber (55 min)

Welcome desk at Schiphol Airport
You want your delegates to feel welcome as soon as they land in the Netherlands. Schiphol Airport can help you achieve just that by providing tailored services, placing a professional and personalised welcome desk in the arrival areas as you wish. This desk can be outfitted to match your event. Check here for more info.

Photo of one of Schiphol's terminals, interior

Rotterdam The Hague Airport is a comfortable and easy regional airport, making it an ideal hub for your European delegates from 40 European destinations. Travel times between the airport and the city are excellent: 15 minutes by taxi and 20 minutes by public transport (airport shuttle & metro) to Rotterdam Central Station. For more information check the Rotterdam The Hague Airport website: airlines & destinations.

Bus & metro (20 min)
Taxi or Uber (15 min)

Photo of the main entrance to the RTHA Airport terminal building

Graphic showing international air connections to the Netherlands including travel times. — Image: international air connections to the Netherlands including travel times.

Air France & KLM Global Meetings offers organisers a free virtual tool that enables organisers to make their event more attractive to visitors and exhibitors by offering a discount of 5% to 10% on most KLM and Air France fares, while earning free tickets.

In this photo, you can see 13 blue KLM aircrafts parked.

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