Berlin to Göttingen bus

Buses Berlin to Göttingen

There are many good reasons to visit the university city and it has never been so easy to get to Göttingen by bus as it is today.

Favourable by buses to Göttingen

Thanks to its central location in the heart of Germany, it is not difficult to get to Göttingen by bus: On many large north-south and east-west connections, the buses of the major providers stop in Göttingen. The buses stop there at the ZOB next to the main railway station, just a few minutes' walk from the city centre and the Georg-August-University. So it is child's play to reach Göttingen with the Buses to visit friends at the university or simply get to know the city.

Bus to Göttingen: Providers and connections

Which bus providers travel to Göttingen?

At present the two big German bus companies Flixbus and Eurolines Germany regularly offer a direct bus to Göttingen.

From which cities are there direct bus connections to Göttingen?

Departures are possible from all directions, for example from Hamburg and Hanover in the north, Nuremberg and Munich in the south, Cologne in the west or Berlin and Dresden in the east. Most journeys are connected with unique changing.

Flixbus to Göttingen

Flixbus offers daily numerous direct connections to Göttingen, among them seven times daily from Hamburg and five times daily from Hanover. The route from Frankfurt is particularly busy: from here you can go directly to Göttingen eight times a day.

From the capital Berlin there is a direct bus to Göttingen six times a day. Other direct connections include Cologne, Stuttgart and Würzburg (twice a day) and Leipzig (once a day).

The Bavarian capital Munich is curiously missing from the list: If you want to travel by bus from Munich to Göttingen, you have to accept a change in Würzburg or Frankfurt. The same applies to the Franconian metropolis of Nuremberg.

In addition, transfer connections from all over Europe via metropolises such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg are possible. From Paris or Vienna, for example, Göttingen can be reached in just 14 hours by changing trains in Frankfurt or Würzburg.

Eurolines Germany to Göttingen

With Eurolines Germany, there is an alternative to reaching Göttingen by buses. In cooperation with Deutsche Touring, the journey to Göttingen is offered daily from Hamburg, Hanover, Kassel, Bamberg, Munich, Nuremberg and Schweinfurt.

Cheap bus tickets to Göttingen

If booked early, the bus to Göttingen costs less than 10 euros: Flixbus offers economy fares from as little as 9.90 euros, Eurolines Germany even from 7 euros. However, this depends on the chosen route. For longer distances the ticket to Göttingen costs at least 14,90 or 17 Euro. Transfer connections can be significantly more expensive. The time of day and the place of departure have no influence on the prices.

How early should you book bus tickets to Göttingen?

At certain times, for example around the beginning of the semester or on public holidays, tickets should be booked several weeks in advance in order to secure favourable prices. When many students and their friends and relatives are on the road, the bus to Göttingen is very busy. Otherwise it is often enough to book 2 to 3 days in advance to get cheap tickets.

Fernbus Göttingen: How to get to the city centre

Which bus stations are there in Göttingen?

In Göttingen there is only one big bus station, the ZOB at the main station. Whoever visits Göttingen by buses will generally arrive here.

How to get from the ZOB to the city centre?

The ZOB at Göttingen main station is located directly on Berliner Straße, which forms part of the city centre ring. The historic old town with the market place and the Gänseliesel is within walking distance. The university campus north of the Old Town can also be easily reached on foot.

Numerous bus lines stop at the main station and thus offer connections to other districts of Göttingen. Lines 41, 42, 80, 91, 92, 150 and 170, for example, go to the university.