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How to get fromMadrid to Groningenby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Groningen by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    7h 37m
    €99–306

  2. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Airport Charles de Gaulle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    5. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    19h 9m
    €280–550

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Groningenbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    26h 55m
    €145–240

  4. Drive  1,894.8 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Groningencar car 1,894.8 km
    18h 46m
    €403–582

  5. Fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane MAD - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    10h 19m
    €119–460

  6. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane MAD - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain train
    8h 47m
    €106–376

  7. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    9h 52m
    €131–312

  8. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    9h 46m
    €103–309

  9. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    4. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    10h 20m
    €116–419

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    19h 41m
    €428–692

  11. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 810 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus bus 075 / ...
    29h 11m
    €174–262

Madrid to Groningen by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration19h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€280Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,685.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 37m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Groningen via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Airport Charles de Gaulle, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 19h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Groningen via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 26h 55m.

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