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There are 13 ways to get from Barcelona to Groningen by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BCN - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    7h 36m
    €95–279

  2. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BCN - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    9h 14m
    €80–280

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    15h 2m
    €235–402

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus bus N1386 / ...
    26h 14m
    €147–237

  5. Drive  1,629.9 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Groningencar car 1,629.9 km
    15h 39m
    €340–491

  6. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BCN - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain train
    8h 49m
    €107–359

  7. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BCN - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    4. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    10h
    €96–315

  8. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane BCN - RTM
    2. Take the train from Gouda to Groningentrain train
    8h 36m
    €220–608

  9. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BCN - BRU
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    9h 48m
    €84–291

  10. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BCN - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    10h 1m
    €89–324

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain train Ec / ...
    4. Take the train from Breda to Zwolletrain train
    5. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    18h 1m
    €305–494

  12. Bus via Essen

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Groningen central stationbus bus FlixBus 027
    26h 20m
    €155–229

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar car
    21h 20m
    €341–479

Barcelona to Groningen by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration15h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€235Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,472.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 36m

What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Groningen, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Groningen via Lyon Part Dieu, Airport Charles de Gaulle, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 15h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Groningen central station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 26h 14m.

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