There are 7 ways to get from Groningen to Leipzig by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
- Take the bus from Bad Nieuweschans to Leer(Ostfriesl)bus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Leipzig Hbftrain 56
8h 21m€102–414Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus 182 / ...
9h 30m€44–80Drive 539.1 km
- Drive from Groningen to Leipzigcar 539.1 km
4h 35m€96–138Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane AMS - LEJ
8h 4m€178–399Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
8h 36m€94–429Bus, train
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus 401
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Wunstorftrain Re1
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Goslartrain Re
- Take the train from Goslar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain Re
10h 18m€150–372Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)bus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BRE - LEJ
7h 54m€158–547
Groningen to Leipzig by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Leipzig is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Zwolle, Hengelo and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Groningen and Leipzig is 569 km. The road distance is 539.1 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Leipzig without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 21m and costs €100 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Groningen to Leipzig, including transfers.
Groningen to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Leipzig train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Leipzig is to bus which takes 9h 30m and costs €40 - €80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €430 and takes 8h 36m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Leipzig central train station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Hanover central bus station in around 9h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Groningen to Leipzig Hbf via Zwolle, Hengelo, and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–950
Flights from Bremen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Bremen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschans
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–13
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Wunstorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Hannover Hbf to Goslar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Schedules at
- Erixx
Train from Goslar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bus from Bad Nieuweschans to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Bus from Bad Nieuweschans to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Arriva NL
Bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- dbregiobus-nord.de
Bus from Bad Nieuweschans to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Weser-Ems-Bus Betrieb Ostfriesland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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More Questions & Answers
Groningen to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Groningen to Leipzig train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Leipzig is 539 km. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Groningen to Leipzig.
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