Car Rental - Rotterdam Airport

Reserve a rental car at Rotterdam Airport to enjoy a city packed full of architectural gems, lively restaurants and incredible shopping opportunities. The stunning port city of Rotterdam is one of the Netherlands’ best. A treasure trove of things to see and do, with car rental from Rotterdam Airport (RTM), you’ll be able to discover so much more.

As the third largest airport in the Netherlands, Rotterdam serves as the access point to the country for millions of business and vacation travelers every year. You’ll find our desk easily conveniently located within the arrivals terminal, so you can pick up your holiday or business car rental in no time.

Choose your ideal car rental online in advance from our wide selection of vehicles and we’ll have it ready for you as soon as you arrive at Rotterdam Airport.

As the name would suggest, Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) serves as the main entry point to both the buzzing city of Rotterdam and the stately city of The Hague. The airport is perfectly located between the A13 and A20, which link to the country’s comprehensive series of Autosnelweg (freeways) that connect the major cities.

If you want to travel straight into the heart of Rotterdam from the airport, hop in your rental car and follow the S112 to get into the center of the city in around 10 minutes. Business travelers heading to The Hague can take the A13 north and be at the heart of European politics in just over 20 minutes. This road passes through the pretty town of Delft, the birthplace of Vermeer.

If you’re planning a few day trips while visiting the Netherlands, you’ll find the quaint town of Delft and the traditional city of Gouda within easy driving distance from the airport. You can see both the ancient past and cutting-edge present of the Netherlands from this central location.

A short drive along the A20 east will take you to Gouda, famous for its cheese market. At Gouda, the A20 connects to the A12, which leads all the way to the border with west Germany, passing through Utrecht.

The Netherlands is a small nation, and in your rental car you can get to the canals and pastel town houses of Amsterdam in around an hour from Rotterdam Airport. Change from the A13 to the A4 at The Hague and you’ll be beside the famous waterways in no time.

If you decide to get a car rental Rotterdam Airport, you’re required to drive on the right hand side. In the Netherlands, usual limits are set at 31mph (50km/h) inside built-up areas, 50mph (80km/h) outside them, 62mph (100km/h) on expressways (autowegen), and 81mph (130km/h) on freeways (autosnelwegen).

Rotterdam The Hague Airport serves two very different cities. Luckily, with a holiday rental car from Rotterdam Airport you can experience both with ease. Head to Rotterdam for innovative architecture and a cutting-edge foodie scene, while fresh seafood restaurants and regal buildings fill the heart of The Hague.

City of innovative architecture

Forward-thinking Rotterdam is the Netherlands’ second city and a trip here offers a glimpse into the future. Admire the incredible ‘Cube Houses’ – designed to look like a surreal forest complete with triangular treetop-style roofs. The show house has been turned into a museum, so you can experience life inside a cube house for yourself.

For modern architecture with a side-helping of street food, head to the Markthal. Shaped like a giant horseshoe with a vast glass front, you can spot this landmark a mile away. Inside, the market is the size of a football pitch and its crammed with street food and fresh produce stalls.

Take time out to sample everything this enterprising space has to offer – from mouthwatering churros to spicy Vietnamese Pho, delicate macarons to ubiquitous Dutch stroopwafel.

Hit the museums

Get a culture injection at Rotterdam’s Museumpark. A cluster of world-class museums are framed by manicured parks and a water reservoir. Step into Museum Boijmans – Van Beuningen art gallery, which features everything from Van Gogh, Monet and Dali to the cutting-edge works of today’s crop of Dutch artists.

Discover the old capital

Take a drive in your chosen rental car from Rotterdam Airport to the thriving coastal city of The Hague (Den Haag), home to the European Court. Once here, step into Mauritshuis art gallery where the works of Rembrandt and Holbein adorn the walls and Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring resides.

Explore the old royal palaces of the center in this former capital city. Head to the bohemian suburb of Scheveningen by the sea and eat at one of the buzzing seafood restaurants.

On the way to The Hague from Rotterdam Airport take a trip in your holiday car rental from Rotterdam Airport to Delft, birthplace of one of Holland’s most famous painters. Park the vehicle up and wander through a warren of cobbled streets and canals as you discover the picturesque 17^th-century town that Vermeer called home. The center is crowned with a Renaissance-style town hall while water lilies float on peaceful canals.

Find traditional Holland

Visit Kinderdijk where a huddle of 18th century windmills rise out of the reeds of the wetlands. The area is a UNESCO-protected site and a maze of waterways and mills winds through the countryside just begging to be explored.

Head to the world-famous city of Gouda on market day to sample some of the famous cheese of the same name. The market dates back to the 14th century and traditions remain intact with the wheels of cheese wheels still delivered by horse and cart and sold by farmers in front of the old City Hall.

Renting a car at Rotterdam Airport gives you the freedom to explore the different sides of the Netherlands, from cutting-edge modern cities to 18^th-century windmills and charming traditions.