Fastest€22.34
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS397406:521h 13m08:05Groningen railway stationArnhem goods station
Door to door 1h 57mCO2 5.5 kgChanges 0Refundable
Groningen to Arnhem train
Trains from Groningen to Arnhem start at €22.89 and take 1h 57m at their fastest.
The Trains from Groningen to Arnhem starts at €22.89 and takes 1h 57m door to door, run by 3 operators over 166 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 1h 57mDoor to door
- 1h 13mMoving
- €22.89From
- 5.5 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | On board |
|---|---|---|
 European Sleeper | €20.69 | Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
 Nederlandse Spoorwegen | €20.69 | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 Nmbs/sncb | €19.59 | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Arnhem. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Arnhem
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When to book Groningen to Arnhem
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €12.2890 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €11.1821 days
- €12.8314 days
- €13.937 days
- €13.383 days
- €22.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 126 percent. The most expensive point is €22.73, 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.
- €12.83Sun
- €11.73Mon
- €11.18Tue
- €12.83Wed
- €15.58Thu
- €12.83Fri
- €13.38Sat
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
Arnhem
Rail
- Arnhem goods station
- Arnhem Zuid railway station
- Arnhem Centraal railway station
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
- 71% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 29% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 166 km against 145 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Amersfoort, Enschede, Leeuwarden, Zwolle. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 06:23 and the last at 14:43, 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 | 1h 57m | 1h 13m | 44m | €22.89 | 5.5 kg | 10 |
| Coach | 3h 1m | 2h 17m | 44m | €11.18 | 4.5 kg | 4 |
Questions about Groningen to Arnhem
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Arnhem take?
The Train from Groningen to Arnhem takes 1h 57m door to door, of which 1h 13m is spent moving. The route runs 166 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 Arnhem cost?
The Train from Groningen to Arnhem starts at €22.89 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €22.89. 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 Arnhem?
3 operators run the Train from Groningen to Arnhem: European Sleeper, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, 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 Arnhem use?
The Train from Groningen to Arnhem leaves from Groningen railway station and arrives at Arnhem goods station. 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 Arnhem?
Traveling from Groningen to Arnhem by Coach costs €11.18 and takes 3h 1m door to door, against 1h 57m 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 Arnhem?
Fares for the Train from Groningen to Arnhem bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 126 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Groningen to Arnhem produce?
The Train from Groningen to Arnhem produces about 5.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 166 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Groningen to Arnhem?
Operators on the Train from Groningen to Arnhem publish Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 57m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 modeled 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 Arnhem on September 11, 2026: 166 km of route against 145 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.89, and 1h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Arnhem is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Arnhem
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Arnhem, with free cancellation on most of it.
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