There are 12 ways to get from Groningen to Spain by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AMS - BCN
7h 3m€80–248Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
15h 10m€309–605Bus via Essen
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Essen central train stationbus FlixBus 027
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
26h 25m€121–215Drive 1,629.9 km
- Drive from Groningen to Barcelonacar 1,629.9 km
15h 41m€288–416Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane AMS - VLC
7h 3m€81–279Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane AMS - PMI
6h 57m€93–339Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane AMS - MAD
7h 14m€100–268Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BRE - PMI
8h 18m€104–378Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
8h 18m€114–311Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane FMO - PMI
9h 28m€94–335Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
15h 39m€314–565Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 55m€123–244
Groningen to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Spain is to bus via Essen which costs €120 - €220 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Spain is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Spain. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Barcelona via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Spain. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Schiphol Airport, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
The distance between Groningen and Spain is 1473 km. The road distance is 1629.9 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Spain without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 15h 10m and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Groningen to Spain, including transfers.
Groningen to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Spain train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Spain is to train via Lyon which takes 15h 10m and costs €300 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Essen, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 26h 25m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Spain?
You can take a train from Groningen to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Schiphol Airport, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 15h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Barcelona via Essen central train station in around 26h 25m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0900-9292
- Website
- blauwnet.nl
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://blauwnet.nl/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Groningen to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Groningen to Spain train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Schiphol Airport Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Spain is 1630 km. It takes approximately 15h 41m to drive from Groningen to Spain.
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