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How to get fromGroningen to Madridby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Groningen to Madrid by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane AMS - MAD
    7h 7m
    €100–309

  2. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BRE - MAD
    10h 28m
    €94–452

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    18h 7m
    €359–737

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    27h 10m
    €132–215

  5. Drive  1,893.6 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Madridcar car 1,893.6 km
    18h 48m
    €349–504

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane DUS - MAD
    9h 7m
    €109–324

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BRU - MAD
    9h 8m
    €114–369

  8. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane HAM - MAD
    9h 52m
    €123–391

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Irun to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Alv / ...
    20h 8m
    €405–690

  10. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus N818
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Madridbus bus FlixBus N1143
    29h
    €165–252

Groningen to Madrid by train

Calendar15Weekly Trains
Duration18h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€359Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,685.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 7m

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

You can take a train from Groningen to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Schiphol Airport, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 18h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 27h 10m.

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