There are 11 ways to get from Groningen to Craiova by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car 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 Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
10h 52m$148–390Train
cheapest- 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-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
31h 33m$136–315Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1924
35h$216–337Drive 1,924.4 km
- Drive from Groningen to Craiovacar 1,924.4 km
18h 38m$458–661Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane DTM - CRA
9h 55mTrain, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane CRL - CRA
11h$283–659Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
18h 10m$152–378Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DTM - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
13h 53mTrain, 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 Craiovatrain Ic
34h 5m$159–327Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the bus from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Mediaşbus
- Take the bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
47h 48m$197–278Drive, car train
- Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Craiovacar
25h 38m$361–522
Groningen to Craiova by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Craiova is to train which costs $130 - $320 and takes 31h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Craiova is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 52m and costs $140 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Craiova via Leer(Ostfriesl), Bremen Central Station, Hamburg Hbf, Ferdinánd híd and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 33m.
The distance between Groningen and Craiova is 2237 km. The road distance is 1924.4 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Craiova without a car is to train which takes 31h 33m and costs $130 - $320.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Groningen to Craiova, including transfers.
Groningen to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Craiova train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Craiova is to train which takes 31h 33m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $340 and takes 35h.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Groningen to Craiova via Leer(Ostfriesl), Bremen Hbf, Bremen Central Station, Hamburg Central Station, Hamburg Hbf, Budapest-Nyugati pu, Ferdinánd híd, Keleti pályaudvar M, and Budapest-Keleti in around 31h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 35h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–400
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- 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
- $26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- 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 Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $13–19
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $13–19
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 Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $13–19
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $13–19
- 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
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Mediaş
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Groningen to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Groningen. It is currently 1:14 AM in Groningen and 2:14 AM in Craiova.
Groningen to Craiova train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Leer(Ostfriesl) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Craiova is 1924 km. It takes approximately 18h 38m to drive from Groningen to Craiova.
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