Getting here

The City of Groningen has excellent connections to all main airports and railway stations in the Netherlands. It is located in the northeast of the Netherlands, approximately 200 km from Amsterdam and 250 km from Bremen in Germany.

Getting to Groningen

There are several ways to get to Groningen: you can rent a car, by taxi, take a train or the bus. Below shows the easiest way to get to Groningen from Schiphol (Amsterdam) or Bremen.

Schiphol - Groningen

You will probably arrive in the Netherlands at Schiphol, Amsterdam International Airport. The best way to get to Groningen is by train and the trains leave from platform 1-2 at 5 and 35 minutes past every hour. If you get the 35 minutes past train which goes to Leeuwarden, you need to change at Zwolle for the Groningen train. You can get train tickets at the yellow ticket machines or purchase a e-ticket online. Please note that most machines take card payments only. A one-way ticket will cost €27,00.

See also the NS website (Plan your journey).

Bremen - Groningen

Another way to arrive in the Netherlands is via Bremen Airport. The cheapest and easiest way to travel from Bremen to Groningen is to take the Flixbus . This will take you from Bremen to Groningen in about 2,5 hours and costs around 11 euro (one way), depending on the time you travel.

Getting to Leeuwarden

You can get from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden by a direct train which departs every hour at 35 minutes. The journey from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden usually takes 2 hours. You can also take the train to Groningen, but you need to change at Zwolle for the Leeuwarden train.

Transportation in the city

Most winter school venues are located within walking distance of the city centre. If student housing is arranged for you, this will be in a venue close to both the city centre and your winter school venue.

Buses

Within the city of Groningen several bus lines connect the outer districts with the city center and the railway station. There are two direct bus lines from and to the Zernike campus, which are lines 11 and 15. Paper tickets are for sale on the bus. You can use this journeyplanner for all Dutch public transport.