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Compare train and coach for Göttingen to Groningen
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Göttingen to Groningen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £61 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 4h 55m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.3kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £61, while a train costs an average of £90.
Distance: 295 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Driving |
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£61 Average Price Cheapest | £90 Average Price | £63 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 35m Average total duration 8h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 55m Average total duration Fastest 4h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 35m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Göttingen to Groningen:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Göttingen to Groningen costing on average £90.
Other travel options to Groningen take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 35m.
You'll arrive about 10m sooner (4h 25m by train vs 4h 35m by car). Tickets start at around £90 compared to roughly £63 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
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How to get to Groningen from Göttingen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Göttingen to Groningen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
18:259h30Göttingen3:55Groningen£471One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Göttingen to Groningen:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Göttingen to Groningen costing on average £90.
Other travel options to Groningen take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 35m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Göttingen and Groningen as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Göttingen, ZOB and arrive in Groningen, Centraal Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Göttingen station and arrive in Groningen Europapark.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Groningen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Groningen by train.
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