--- title: "Groningen to Workum – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Groningen to Workum is 79 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 30m. Cheapest: drive from €10. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/groningen-to-workum" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/groningen-to-workum.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Groningen to Workum [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Workum) [Workum to Groningen](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/workum-to-groningen) **Fastest:** 1h 18m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €8\ by bus\ **Distance:** 79 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Fri 23 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 79 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 23 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€1 cheaper than the bus and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 1h 30m€10–14 Estimated 101 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Workum) - [**Bus** cheapest Least hassle 1h 30m€8–99 Estimated 7 departures · Arriva](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Workum) - [**Train** fastest 1h 18m€62–105 Estimated 2 departures · Arriva](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Workum) - [**Taxi** 1h 30m€120–180 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Groningen&to=Workum) 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/) · [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. [08:02 → 09:20 1h 18m · 1 change · Arriva Sneltrein RE1€62–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 2. [08:03 → 10:19 2h 16m · 2 changes · Arriva Stoptrein RS1€8–27](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [08:08 → 10:19 2h 11m · 3 changes · Qbuzz 3€8–27](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:14 → 10:00 1h 46m · direct · Qbuzz 315€66–99](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [08:14 → 09:44 1h 30m · 1 change · Qbuzz 315€54–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [08:32 → 09:50 1h 18m · 1 change · Arriva Sneltrein RE1€62–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [08:44 → 10:14 1h 30m · 1 change · Qbuzz 315€54–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 8. [09:03 → 11:19 2h 16m · 2 changes · Arriva Stoptrein RS1€8–27](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Groningen&to=Workum&date=2026-10-23&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 Workum? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 18m door to door. The straight-line distance is 79 km. What is the cheapest way from Groningen to Workum? Bus is the cheapest, from €8. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Groningen to Workum? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 18m. How much is the bus from Groningen to Workum? Buses take about 1h 30m and cost €8–99 depending on operator and seat type. 7 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Workum from Groningen by road? About 101 km, roughly 1h 30m 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 Workum City in Friesland, Netherlands Workum is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017. [The Workum guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/workum) Worth your time - Jopie Huisman Museum Noard 6, 8711 AH, info@jopiehuismanmuseum.nl. - Grote- of St Gertrudiskerk Merk 5, 8711 CL. - Museum Warkums Erfskip Merk 4, 8711 CL, warkumserfskip@hetnet.nl. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Workum Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/groningen-to-workum, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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