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Rotterdam with a day in Delft

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  1. Rotterdam7 nights

Trip format: Single base + day trip · One city hotel for every night

Tradeoff: A day trip avoids repacking. Check the last return option and whether the travel time is worth the outing.

Compare: Local transit, rail, ferry or road for the outing as applicable

Trip stats

Trip days
8
Nights
7
Home Bases
1
Scheduled entries
41

Days by place

Rotterdam
7
Delft
1

Hotels and other stays

Motel One Rotterdam
7 nights

Schedule by type

Meal
18
Activity
17
Lodging
2
Rail
2
Ground transport
2
Day 1 Rotterdam
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Motel One Rotterdam
  2. to · Activity Walk the nearby streets and check your rail route to Delft Rotterdam city center

    Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

  3. to · Meal Dinner near the end of your walk Rotterdam city center
Day 2 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Activity Walk through the Cube Houses and the public Blaak plaza Cube Houses, Rotterdam

    Check the hours if you want to visit a furnished example.

  3. to · Activity Explore Oude Haven and its waterfront architecture Oude Haven, Rotterdam
  4. to · Meal Lunch near Blaak Blaak, Rotterdam
  5. to · Activity Walk to the Maas and compare the modern buildings along the waterfront Boompjes, Rotterdam
  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
Day 3 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Activity Visit the Maritime Museum and waterfront displays if open Maritime Museum Rotterdam

    Check hours and which indoor and outdoor exhibits are available.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch around Leuvehaven Leuvehaven, Rotterdam
  4. to · Activity Walk toward the Erasmus Bridge and check harbor departures Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam

    Choose an actual tour only if the schedule and weather fit.

  5. to · Activity Optional harbor tour or a self-guided Maas walk Willemsplein, Rotterdam

    Check the published route and boarding time. A waterfront walk is the fallback.

    Official information
  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
Day 4 Delft
  1. to · Rail Travel by train from Rotterdam to Delft Delft railway station

    Use an actual service and allow time for the walk into town.

    Official information
  2. to · Activity Walk the historic center around Markt and the canals Markt, Delft
  3. to · Meal Lunch around Markt Markt, Delft
  4. to · Activity Explore Delftware at Royal Delft if open Royal Delft, Delft

    Confirm the visit and walking or transit time. A central ceramics shop and canal walk make a shorter alternative.

    Official information
  5. to · Rail Return to Rotterdam Rotterdam Centraal

    Choose an actual train and include station travel.

Day 5 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Activity Browse Markthal and the nearby Blaak area Markthal, Rotterdam

    Individual stalls open on their own schedules.

  3. to · Meal Compare stalls and have an early lunch at Markthal Markthal, Rotterdam
  4. to · Ground transport Travel across the Maas toward Katendrecht Katendrecht, Rotterdam
  5. to · Activity Walk Katendrecht and the Rijnhaven waterfront Rijnhaven, Rotterdam

    Keep a shorter waterside loop if weather is poor.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
Day 6 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Ground transport Travel to the edge of Het Park Het Park, Rotterdam
  3. to · Activity Walk through Het Park near Euromast Het Park, Rotterdam

    Keep Euromast admission optional and check the schedule separately.

  4. to · Meal Lunch near the park or Scheepvaartkwartier Scheepvaartkwartier, Rotterdam
  5. to · Activity Follow the Maas waterfront back toward the Erasmus Bridge Maas waterfront, Rotterdam
  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
Day 7 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Activity Keep a reserve block for a missed exhibition or architecture walk Rotterdam city center
  3. to · Activity Walk between the city center and the waterfront Rotterdam
  4. to · Meal Lunch in the city center Rotterdam city center
  5. to · Activity Use a flexible afternoon for an indoor stop or short riverside loop Rotterdam city center
  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
Day 8 Rotterdam
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Motel One Rotterdam
  3. to · Activity Optional last walk near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam

    Skip this if you need the time to get to your departure point.

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  1. Day 1

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Motel One Rotterdam
    2. to · Activity Walk the nearby streets and check your rail route to Delft Rotterdam city center

      Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near the end of your walk Rotterdam city center
  2. Day 2

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Activity Walk through the Cube Houses and the public Blaak plaza Cube Houses, Rotterdam

      Check the hours if you want to visit a furnished example.

    3. to · Activity Explore Oude Haven and its waterfront architecture Oude Haven, Rotterdam
    4. to · Meal Lunch near Blaak Blaak, Rotterdam
    5. to · Activity Walk to the Maas and compare the modern buildings along the waterfront Boompjes, Rotterdam
    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  3. Day 3

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Activity Visit the Maritime Museum and waterfront displays if open Maritime Museum Rotterdam

      Check hours and which indoor and outdoor exhibits are available.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch around Leuvehaven Leuvehaven, Rotterdam
    4. to · Activity Walk toward the Erasmus Bridge and check harbor departures Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam

      Choose an actual tour only if the schedule and weather fit.

    5. to · Activity Optional harbor tour or a self-guided Maas walk Willemsplein, Rotterdam

      Check the published route and boarding time. A waterfront walk is the fallback.

      Official information
    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  4. Day 4

    Delft

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Delft
    1. to · Rail Travel by train from Rotterdam to Delft Delft railway station

      Use an actual service and allow time for the walk into town.

      Official information
    2. to · Activity Walk the historic center around Markt and the canals Markt, Delft
    3. to · Meal Lunch around Markt Markt, Delft
    4. to · Activity Explore Delftware at Royal Delft if open Royal Delft, Delft

      Confirm the visit and walking or transit time. A central ceramics shop and canal walk make a shorter alternative.

      Official information
    5. to · Rail Return to Rotterdam Rotterdam Centraal

      Choose an actual train and include station travel.

  5. Day 5

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Activity Browse Markthal and the nearby Blaak area Markthal, Rotterdam

      Individual stalls open on their own schedules.

    3. to · Meal Compare stalls and have an early lunch at Markthal Markthal, Rotterdam
    4. to · Ground transport Travel across the Maas toward Katendrecht Katendrecht, Rotterdam
    5. to · Activity Walk Katendrecht and the Rijnhaven waterfront Rijnhaven, Rotterdam

      Keep a shorter waterside loop if weather is poor.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  6. Day 6

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Ground transport Travel to the edge of Het Park Het Park, Rotterdam
    3. to · Activity Walk through Het Park near Euromast Het Park, Rotterdam

      Keep Euromast admission optional and check the schedule separately.

    4. to · Meal Lunch near the park or Scheepvaartkwartier Scheepvaartkwartier, Rotterdam
    5. to · Activity Follow the Maas waterfront back toward the Erasmus Bridge Maas waterfront, Rotterdam
    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  7. Day 7

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Activity Keep a reserve block for a missed exhibition or architecture walk Rotterdam city center
    3. to · Activity Walk between the city center and the waterfront Rotterdam
    4. to · Meal Lunch in the city center Rotterdam city center
    5. to · Activity Use a flexible afternoon for an indoor stop or short riverside loop Rotterdam city center
    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
  8. Day 8

    Rotterdam

    Europe/Amsterdam Open map for Rotterdam
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Motel One Rotterdam
    3. to · Activity Optional last walk near your hotel Blaak, Rotterdam

      Skip this if you need the time to get to your departure point.