Getting There
There are trains every hour or so to Groningen from Amsterdam Centraal Station (trip time 3 hr.). The rail and bus stations adjoin each other about 1km (1/2 mile) south of the center of town. By car from Amsterdam, take A1/E231 southeast to the Muiderberg intersection, switch to A6 north to its intersection with A7/E22, and then take this expressway northeast to Groningen. An alternative route is A7/E22 north across the IJsselmeer dike, north and east on N31 and A31 to Leeuwarden, and then east on N355.
Visitor Information
VVV Groningen, Grote Markt 25, 9712 HS Groningen (tel. 0900/202-3050; fax 050/311-3855; www.vvvgroningen.nl), is opposite the Martinitoren in the center of town. The office is open Monday to Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 6pm, Thursday from 9am to 8pm, and Saturday from 10am to 5pm; in July and August, also Sunday from 11am to 3pm.
