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There are 12 ways to get from Bologna to Groningen by plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BLQ - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    7h
    €117–273

  2. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - 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
    9h 2m
    €97–305

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bologna to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar car
    15h 34m
    €231–313

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus N537
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central stationbus bus FlixBus 027
    23h 35m
    €130–193

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Brennero - Brennertrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Deventernighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    20h 27m
    €112–298

  6. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    8h 26m
    €145–310

  7. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane FLR - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    8h
    €136–278

  8. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BLQ - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain train
    8h 1m
    €101–336

  9. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BLQ - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    12h 51m
    €132–342

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    16h 5m
    €488–836

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to Dortmund Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Enschedetrain train
    3. Take the train from Enschede to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    26h 51m
    €187–280

  12. Drive  1,318.6 km

    1. Drive from Bologna to Groningencar car 1,318.6 km
    12h 33m
    €273–395

Bologna to Groningen by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration23h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€130Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,210.2 km
  • Duration: 7h

What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Groningen, Netherlands?

You can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Groningen central station via Dortmund central bus station in around 23h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Groningen via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 16h 5m.

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