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There are 2 ways to get from Assen to Papenburg by train or car

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Train, drive
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1. Take the train from Assen to Groningen Europaparktrain
2. Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
3. Drive from Bad Nieuweschans to Papenburgcar
1h 47m
€17–26
Drive 70.9 km
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1. Drive from Assen to Papenburgcar 70.9 km
1h 2m
€13–19

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Distance: 94.1 km
Duration: 1h 47m

What companies run services between Assen, Netherlands and Papenburg, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Assen to Papenburg. However, you can take the train to Groningen Europapark, take the train to Bad Nieuweschans, then drive to Papenburg. Alternatively, you can drive from Assen to Papenburg in around 1h 2m.

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Papenburg(opens in a new window), Germany(opens in a new window)

Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Papenburg

Meyer Werft(Opens in a new window)

The Meyer Werft GmbH & Co. KG is one of the major German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg at the river Ems. Founded in 1795 and starting with small wooden vessels, today Meyer Werft is one of world's leading builders of luxury passenger ships. Altogether about 700 ships of different types have been built at the yard. Its "Dockhalle 2" is the largest shipbuilding hall and the building with the fifth-largest usable space in the world.

Fort Bourtange(Opens in a new window)

Fort Bourtange (Dutch: Vesting Bourtange) is a star fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built in 1593 under the orders of William the Silent. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.

Evenburg(Opens in a new window)

The Evenburg is a water castle in the village of Loga in north Germany, not far from the River Leda.

Pünte(Opens in a new window)

The Pünte in Wiltshausen, part of the borough of Leer in East Frisia, Germany, is a small, hand-operated, inland ferry over the River Jümme, close to its confluence with the Leda, which in turn empties into the Ems after about eight kilometres near Leerort. It links the villages of Amdorf and Wiltshausen and is the oldest, hand-operated ferry in Northern Europe.

Places to stay in Papenburg

Parkhotel Papenburg by Hackmann(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

WH Hotels Papenburg Zentrum(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Alte Werft(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Arkadenhaus - Hotel Freiherr von Schwarzenberg(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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