Fastest€31.69
- Nmbs/sncb N468612:081h 32m13:40Groningen railway stationEindhoven Centraal
Door to door 2h 16mCO2 7.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Groningen to Eindhoven train
Trains from Groningen to Eindhoven start at €27.84 and take 2h 16m at their fastest.
The Trains from Groningen to Eindhoven starts at €27.84 and takes 2h 16m door to door, run by 2 operators over 211 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 16mDoor to door
- 1h 32mMoving
- €27.84From
- 7.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | On board |
|---|---|
 European Sleeper | Power sockets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
 Nmbs/sncb | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Eindhoven is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Eindhoven Centraal
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When to book Groningen to Eindhoven
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €13.9390 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.6345 days
- €11.1830 days
- €13.9321 days
- €13.9314 days
- €17.237 days
- €20.533 days
- €26.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 158 percent. The dearest point is €26.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €16.13Sun
- €13.93Mon
- €13.93Tue
- €14.48Wed
- €17.23Thu
- €13.93Fri
- €16.13Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Groningen
Rail
- Groningen railway station
- Expeditieknooppunt Groningen
- Groningen Noord railway station
Eindhoven
Rail
- Eindhoven Centraal
- Eindhoven rail terminal
- Stationspostkantoor Eindhoven
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 78% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 22% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 211 km against 211 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Arnhem, Nijmegen, Zwolle, Apeldoorn. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Groningen at 06:26 and the last at 17:35, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 16m | 1h 32m | 44m | €27.84 | 7.0 kg | 10 |
| Coach | 3h 35m | 2h 51m | 44m | €13.93 | 5.7 kg | 6 |
| Flight | 3h 53m | 43m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 53.4 kg | 2 |
Questions about Groningen to Eindhoven
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven take?
The Train from Groningen to Eindhoven takes 2h 16m door to door, of which 1h 32m is spent moving. The route runs 211 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven cost?
The Train from Groningen to Eindhoven starts at €27.84 for one passenger, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare is €31.69. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven?
2 operators run the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven: European Sleeper, Nmbs/sncb. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven use?
The Train from Groningen to Eindhoven leaves from Groningen railway station and arrives at Eindhoven Centraal. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Groningen to Eindhoven?
Travelling from Groningen to Eindhoven by Coach costs €13.93 and takes 3h 35m door to door, against 2h 16m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven?
Fares for the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 158 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven produce?
The Train from Groningen to Eindhoven produces about 7.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 211 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven?
Operators on the Train from Groningen to Eindhoven publish Power sockets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 16m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Groningen to Eindhoven on 11 September 2026: 211 km of route against 211 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €27.84, and 2h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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