Groningen: 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.
Groningen is a city of 244,807 people in The Netherlands, 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Groningen runs from about 7 h 36 min a day in late December to 17 h 3 min in late June (computed for 53.22° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Groningen is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Groningen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Groningen · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 230 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 256 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 304 km (Belgium) — flights
- Rotterdam, 202 km — tours
- Amsterdam, 147 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 375 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 222 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 198 km (Germany) — tours
- Dortmund, 199 km (Germany)
- Bremen, 150 km (Germany) — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Katowice, Kaliningrad, Oldenburg, Graz, Tallinn, Odense, Newcastle upon Tyne, Murmansk, Tianjin, Bremen, Zlín.
Common questions
Which airport serves Groningen?
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Groningen?
About 244,807 people live in Groningen, across 84 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Groningen in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Groningen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Groningen?
Hamburg (230 km), Köln (256 km), Brussels (304 km), Rotterdam (202 km), Amsterdam (147 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.