There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Groningen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
8h 37m€137–338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus N44 / ...
15h€60–111Bus via Düsseldorf
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Groningen central stationbus FlixBus 027
12h 59mDrive 773.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Groningencar 773.2 km
7h€135–195Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningentrain
9h 6m€172–415Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraaltrain 43N
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
11h€136–302Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningentrain
9h 4m€103–296Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
9h 14m€154–431Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Den Haag Centraal to Groningentrain
9h 11m€109–397Fly Basel to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
9h 6m€203–549Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningentrain
10h 55m€175–460Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Den Haag Centraal to Groningentrain
10h 31m€175–465
Basel to Groningen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Groningen is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Groningen is to drive which takes 7h and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Groningen station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Groningen central station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Groningen. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Groningen via Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Arnhem Centraal and Zwolle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Basel and Groningen is 830 km. The road distance is 773.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Groningen without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 37m and costs €130 - €340.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Basel to Groningen, including transfers.
Basel to Groningen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Groningen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Groningen is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 37m and costs €130 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus via Düsseldorf, which costs and takes 12h 59m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Groningen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Groningen via Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Arnhem Centraal, and Zwolle in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Groningen central station via Düsseldorf central bus station in around 12h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- 1st Class
- €100–180
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €24–40
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €35–65
Train from Den Haag Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–25
Train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Dusseldorf Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Basel to Groningen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Basel to Groningen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Groningen is 773 km. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Basel to Groningen.
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