There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Groningen by train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningenbus
7h 42mTrain, bus via Dortmund
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Dortmund central bus stationbus 264 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central stationbus
9h 45m€42–99Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Muenster(Westf)Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Groningen central stationbus
8h 40m€46–164Drive 416.4 km
- Drive from Europe to Groningencar 416.4 km
3h 57m€74–107Train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Hammtrain 51
- Take the train from Hamm to Deventertrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
10h 6m€83–294
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Groningen is to train and bus via Dortmund which costs €40 - €100 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Groningen is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to Groningen. However, there are services departing from Herleshausen Bahnhof and arriving at Groningen via Eisenach Hbf, Hamm, Deventer and Zwolle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between Europe and Groningen is 506 km. The road distance is 416.4 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Groningen without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Europe to Groningen, including transfers.
Europe to Groningen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Eisenach Hbf station.
Europe to Groningen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamm station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Groningen is 416 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Europe to Groningen.
There are 474+ hotels available in Groningen.
What companies run services between Europe and Groningen, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Groningen via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Hamm, Deventer, and Zwolle in around 10h 6m.
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €21–26
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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