Göttingen: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Göttingen is a city of 122,149 people in Germany (Lower Saxony), 153 m (502 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 40 km (25 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Göttingen runs from about 7 h 54 min a day in late December to 16 h 43 min in late June (computed for 51.53° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Göttingen is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kassel Airport (KSF), 40 km (25 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD, 91 km), Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF, 95 km).
Flights to Göttingen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Göttingen · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 262 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Hamburg, 224 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Munich, 396 km — flights
- Prague, 354 km (Czechia) — flights
- Köln, 218 km — flights · tours
- Brussels, 396 km (Belgium)
- Rotterdam, 378 km (The Netherlands)
- Amsterdam, 358 km (The Netherlands)
- Frankfurt am Main, 180 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 222 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Cheltenham, Toruń, León Department, Pau, Suresnes, London Borough of Hackney.
Common questions
Which airport serves Göttingen?
Kassel Airport (KSF), 40 km (25 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Göttingen?
About 122,149 people live in Göttingen, across 117 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Göttingen in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Göttingen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Göttingen?
Berlin (262 km), Hamburg (224 km), Munich (396 km), Prague (354 km), Köln (218 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.