There are 5 ways to get from Groningen to Europe by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train via Hanover
best- Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
9h 5m$115–182Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus 023 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
9h 31m$43–87Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Münster bus stopbus
- Take the night train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
9h 16m$69–378Drive 417.9 km
- Drive from Groningen to Europecar 417.9 km
3h 57m$87–125Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Deventer to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm to Bebra Bahnhoftrain 51
10h 30m$108–241
Groningen to Europe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Europe is to bus and train which costs $40 - $90 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Europe is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between Groningen and Europe is 529 km. The road distance is 417.9 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Europe without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 9h 5m and costs $110 - $190.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Groningen to Europe, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Europe is 418 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Groningen to Europe.
There are 822+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Europe?
You can take a train from Groningen to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Bad Nieuweschans, Leer(Ostfriesl), Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Bebra Bahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 9h 5m.
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschans
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $26–29
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–302
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $298–302
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–170
- Seating Carriage
- $35–50
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Deventer to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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