--- title: "Rotterdam to Veenhuizen – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Rotterdam to Veenhuizen is 179 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rotterdam-to-veenhuizen" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rotterdam-to-veenhuizen.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Rotterdam to Veenhuizen [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Veenhuizen) [Veenhuizen to Rotterdam](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/veenhuizen-to-rotterdam) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 179 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 179 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 35m quicker than flying and €240 cheaper. - [**Drive** best 3h 8m€22–30 Estimated 215 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Veenhuizen) - [**Fly** 4h 45m€210–320 Estimated EIN → GRQ · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Veenhuizen) - [**Taxi** 3h 8m€260–385 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Veenhuizen) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from The Netherlands; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in The Netherlands** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.nld.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:09 → 12:54 4h 45m · direct€210–320](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rotterdam&to=Veenhuizen&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Rotterdam to Veenhuizen? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 8m door to door. The straight-line distance is 179 km. What is the cheapest way from Rotterdam to Veenhuizen? Drive is the cheapest, from €22. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Rotterdam to Veenhuizen? About 56 min in the air (EIN → GRQ), about 4h 45m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €210–320; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Veenhuizen from Rotterdam by road? About 215 km, roughly 3h 8m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €22–30; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Veenhuizen Village in Drenthe, Netherlands Veenhuizen is a village with around 800 inhabitants in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. In the early 19th century, a reform housing colony for the poor and homeless was established in Veenhuizen by the Society of Benevolence. In the late 19th century, the complex was turned into a penal colony. The village became freely accessible in 1984 and has been part of the municipality of Noordenveld since 1998. The National Prison Museum is located here. Along with other colonies established by the Society of Benevolence, Veenhuizen was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021, for its testimony to a unique method of housing reform and its urban planning [The Veenhuizen guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/veenhuizen) [Hotels in Veenhuizen Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rotterdam-to-veenhuizen, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt