There are 7 ways to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Göttingentrain 20 / ...
2h 31m€44–107Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Darmstadt to Göttingen247.9 km
2h 52m€11–15Bus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Göttingen central bus stationbus 198 / ...
4h 45m€21–33Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Darmstadt Hbf to Goettingennighttrain Nj
2h 35m€23–93Drive 246.2 km
- Drive from Darmstadt to Göttingencar 246.2 km
2h 4m€37–53Train
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain 20N / ...
2h 35m€45–100Fly, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
3h 36m€124–211
Darmstadt to Göttingen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen is to rideshare which costs €11 - €15 and takes 2h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen is to drive which takes 2h 4m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct bus from Darmstadt station to Göttingen station. However, there are services departing from Darmstadt central train station and arriving at Göttingen central bus station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Darmstadt Hbf and arriving at Goettingen. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 35m.
The distance between Darmstadt and Göttingen is 263 km. The road distance is 246.2 km.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen without a car is to train via Frankfurt which takes 2h 31m and costs €40 - €110.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen, including transfers.
Darmstadt to Göttingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Darmstadt central train station.
Darmstadt to Göttingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Göttingen is to train via Frankfurt which takes 2h 31m and costs €40 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €20 - €35 and takes 4h 45m.
What companies run services between Darmstadt, Germany and Göttingen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Göttingen hourly. Tickets cost €40–90 and the journey takes 1h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Darmstadt central train station to Göttingen central bus station via Frankfurt central train station in around 4h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €87–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Göttingen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Darmstadt to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Darmstadt to Göttingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Darmstadt to Göttingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Göttingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Darmstadt to Göttingen is 246 km. It takes approximately 2h 4m to drive from Darmstadt to Göttingen.
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