There are 2 ways to get from Meppen to Ameland by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, line 55 bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the bus from Leer ZOB to Drachtenbus N44
- Take the bus from Drachten, Transferium Oost to Dokkum, Busstationbus 55 / ...
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
8h 13mTrain, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwardentrain
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Amelandferry
10h 11m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Meppen and Ameland is 233 km.
The best way to get from Meppen to Ameland without a car is to train and bus and line 55 bus and ferry which takes 8h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Meppen to Ameland, including transfers.
There are 513+ hotels available in Ameland.
What companies run services between Meppen, Germany and Ameland, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Meppen to Ameland. However, you can take the train to Leer(Ostfriesl), walk to Leer ZOB, take the bus to Drachten, walk to Drachten, Transferium Oost, take the line 55 bus to Dokkum, Busstation, take the line 7071 bus to Holwert, Veerdam, walk to Holwert, take the ferry to Ameland, walk to Nes, Veerhaven, then take the line 2 bus to Buren, Pastoor Scholtenweg. Alternatively, you can take the train to Duisburg Hbf, take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, take the train to Leeuwarden, walk to Leeuwarden, Busstation, take the line 66 bus to Holwert, Veerdam, walk to Holwert, then take the ferry to Ameland.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leer ZOB to Drachten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +31 (0)900 – 0108
- Website
- gd.qbuzz.nl
Bus from Drachten, Transferium Oost to Dokkum, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
- Phone
- +31 900 9238
- Website
- wpd.nl
Ferry from Holwert to Ameland
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- WPD
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