There are 11 ways to get from Groningen to Arad by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AMS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 36m$188–434Bus via Münster
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Münster bus stopbus FlixBus 027
- Take the bus from Münster to Aradbus
27h 8m$84–168Drive, car train
- Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Aradcar
23h 4m$297–413Train, night train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
25h 37m$139–312Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane AMS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
11h 40m$143–391Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane AMS - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
12h 21m$160–388Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane BRE - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
12h 41m$211–545Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbuerentrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane FMO - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
13h 55m$174–784Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56
- Take the train from Bremen Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnoktrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
23h 19m$140–298Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Aradbus 1926
28h 20m$164–266Drive 1,561.2 km
- Drive from Groningen to Aradcar 1,561.2 km
13h 37m$322–465
Groningen to Arad by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Arad is to bus via Münster which costs $80 - $170 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Arad is to train and fly which takes 10h 36m and costs $180 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Arad. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Arad via Münster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Arad. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Arad via Zwolle, Deventer, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 37m.
The distance between Groningen and Arad is 1626 km. The road distance is 1561.2 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Arad without a car is to bus via Münster which takes 27h 8m and costs $80 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Groningen to Arad, including transfers.
Groningen to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Arad train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Arad is to bus via Münster which takes 27h 8m and costs $80 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 23h 19m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Arad, Romania?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Arad via Münster bus stop and Münster in around 27h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Groningen to Arad via Leer(Ostfriesl), Bremen Hbf, Bremen Central Station, Hamburg Central Station, Hamburg Hbf, Budapest-Nyugati pu, Budapest-Nyugati, and Szolnok in around 23h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bremen Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $30–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $30–50
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $30–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Münster to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +4-0745-267.686
- Website
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Groningen to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Groningen. It is currently 4:35 PM in Groningen and 5:35 PM in Arad.
Groningen to Arad train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Arad is 1561 km. It takes approximately 13h 37m to drive from Groningen to Arad.
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