There are 3 ways to get from Leer to Ter Apel by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Meppen, Bahnhoftrain 35
- Drive from Meppen, Bahnhof to Ter Apelcar
1h 4m€16–59Drive 60.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Leer to Ter Apelcar 60.1 km
44 min€11–16Bus
- Take the bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningenbus 72009 / ...
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Emmen, Station uitstaphaltebus 300 / ...
2h 42m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leer to Ter Apel is to drive which costs €10 - €16 and takes 44 min.
The fastest way to get from Leer to Ter Apel is to drive which takes 44 min and costs €10 - €16.
No, there is no direct bus from Leer to Ter Apel. However, there are services departing from Leer(Ostfriesl) and arriving at Ter Apel, Centrum via Groningen, Hoofdstation and Emmen, Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 42m.
The distance between Leer and Ter Apel is 95 km. The road distance is 60.1 km.
The best way to get from Leer to Ter Apel without a car is to bus which takes 2h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 4m to get from Leer to Ter Apel, including transfers.
Leer to Ter Apel bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Leer(Ostfriesl) station.
Leer to Ter Apel bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Groningen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leer to Ter Apel is 60 km. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from Leer to Ter Apel.
There are 560+ hotels available in Ter Apel.
What companies run services between Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany and Ter Apel, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Ter Apel, Centrum via Groningen, Groningen, Hoofdstation, and Emmen, Station in around 2h 42m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Meppen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31 900 0155
- Website
- qbuzz.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Emmen, Station uitstaphalte
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.qbuzz.nl/en
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