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Compare train and coach for Groningen to Leiden
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Groningen to Leiden among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 27m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £12, and a train costs an average of £47.
Distance: 183 km
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£90 Average Price | £16 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 57m Average total duration Fastest 2h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 13m Average total duration 2h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Leiden from Groningen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Groningen to Leiden is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus17:303h00Groningen, Centraal Station20:30Den Haag, Centraal Station£141One-way0 changes
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FlixBus17:303h00Groningen, Centraal Station20:30Den Haag, Centraal Station£141One-way0 changes
Fastest
IC 528 · IC 828 · IC 31288:182h26Groningen station10:44Leiden Centraal£301One-way2 changes
Other options
IC 730 · IC 31308:482h28Groningen station11:16Leiden Centraal£301One-way1 change
IC 532 · IC 832 · IC 31329:182h28Groningen station11:46Leiden Centraal£301One-way2 changes
IC 528 · IC 828 · IC 3128 · SPR 67398:182h40Groningen station10:58Leiden Lammenschans£301One-way3 changes
FlixBus2:353h00Groningen, Centraal Station5:35Den Haag, Centraal Station£351One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Groningen to Leiden:
A coach is £75 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Groningen to Leiden costing on average £90.
Other travel options to Leiden take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 43m.
- Around 157 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Groningen and Leiden as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Groningen Europapark and arrive in Leiden Centraal.
- Travel with Intercity, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), Arriva NL to go to Leiden by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Leiden by coach.
- 0 direct trains per day with Intercity.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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