--- title: "Groningen to Gaast – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Groningen to Gaast is 80 km. Fastest: train in 1h 21m. Cheapest: drive from €10. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/groningen-to-gaast" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/groningen-to-gaast.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Groningen to Gaast [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Gaast) [Gaast to Groningen](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/gaast-to-groningen) **Fastest:** 1h 21m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €10\ by car\ **Distance:** 80 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 80 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 10 min slower than the train but €6 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best cheapest 1h 31m€10–14 Estimated 99 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Gaast) - [**Train** fastest Least hassle 1h 21m€11–100 Estimated 8 departures · Arriva](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Gaast) - [**Bus** 1h 35m€67–103 Estimated 2 departures · Qbuzz](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Gaast) - [**Taxi** 1h 31m€120–180 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Gaast) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from The Netherlands; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in The Netherlands** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.nld.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [07:59 → 09:20 1h 21m · 1 change · Arriva Sneltrein RE1€60–100](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:03 → 10:32 2h 29m · 2 changes · Arriva Stoptrein RS1€11–37](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:04 → 10:32 2h 28m · 3 changes · Qbuzz 65€11–37](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:59 → 10:20 1h 21m · 1 change · Arriva Sneltrein RE1€60–100](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [09:03 → 11:32 2h 29m · 2 changes · Arriva Stoptrein RS1€11–37](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [09:03 → 10:51 1h 48m · 1 change · Qbuzz 324€68–103](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [09:09 → 11:32 2h 23m · 3 changes · Qbuzz 7€11–37](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [09:59 → 11:20 1h 21m · 1 change · Arriva Sneltrein RE1€60–100](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Gaast&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t9) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Groningen to Gaast? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 21m door to door. The straight-line distance is 80 km. What is the cheapest way from Groningen to Gaast? Drive is the cheapest, from €10. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Groningen to Gaast? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 21m. How much is the bus from Groningen to Gaast? Buses take about 1h 35m and cost €67–103 depending on operator and seat type. 2 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Gaast from Groningen by road? About 99 km, roughly 1h 31m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €10–14; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Arriva Buses - Qbuzz Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Gaast Village in Friesland, Netherlands Gaast is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017. 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