Travel to Groningen
Every way to reach Groningen: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Groningen is reachable from 48 places across 8 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 14 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin is 46 km away.
How people reach Groningen
Every mode that actually calls at Groningen, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 70 | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 270 km | 4 |
| Coach | 48 | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 270 km | 2 |
| Flight | 25 | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 3,323 km | 8 |
- 48Places you can arrive from
- 48Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 14Operators
The train gets you into Groningen. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Groningen
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 100 | 70% | Emden, 46 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 25 | 17% | Rotterdam, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 3 | 2% | Gdańsk, 803 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 15 | 10% | Palma, 1547 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Groningen that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Groningen
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Groningen
- Groningen railway station
- Expeditieknooppunt Groningen
- Groningen Noord railway station
- Station
- Busstation
- GRQ
- Rondvaartbedrijf Kool
GRQ is not in Groningen, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from GRQ into Groningen
Settled in advance, so the ride into Groningen costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Groningen
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enschede to Groningen bus | €10.07 | 2h 32m | 113 km |
| Apeldoorn to Groningen bus | €10.07 | 2h 45m | 119 km |
| Zwolle to Groningen bus | €10.07 | 2h 9m | 85 km |
| Leeuwarden to Groningen bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 50 km |
| Amsterdam to Groningen bus | €10.08 | 2h 44m | 147 km |
| Amersfoort to Groningen bus | €10.63 | 2h 57m | 143 km |
| Almere Stad to Groningen bus | €11.18 | 2h 47m | 131 km |
| Arnhem to Groningen bus | €11.18 | 3h 7m | 145 km |
| New West to Groningen bus | €11.18 | 3h 8m | 152 km |
| Utrecht to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h 13m | 159 km |
| Nijmegen to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h 16m | 161 km |
| Haarlem to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h 13m | 160 km |
| Zaanstad to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h 1m | 145 km |
| Amsterdam-Oost to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h | 146 km |
| Hoofddorp to Groningen bus | €11.73 | 3h 17m | 162 km |
| Leeuwarden to Groningen train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 50 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Groningen well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Groningen?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Groningen
Common questions about Travel to Groningen
How can I get to Groningen?
Groningen is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 48 places, across 8 countries, on services run by 14 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Groningen?
The cheapest way into Groningen is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 48 origins we sell into Groningen over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Groningen?
The fastest journey into Groningen is by Train, at 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 46 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Groningen have?
Groningen has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Groningen railway station, Expeditieknooppunt Groningen, Groningen Noord railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Groningen from within 200 km?
100 of the routes we sell into Groningen start within 200 km. The nearest is Emden, 46 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Groningen in Netherlands?
Groningen connects to 48 places on our network across 8 countries, the furthest of them 3,323 km away in a straight line. Netherlands routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Netherlands
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Groningen are the half people leave until last.
Things to do in Groningen
Day trips that leave Groningen in the morning and cover a good part of Netherlands by evening.
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