According to projections, around 70,000 passengers are expected to use public transport during the festivities, compared to the usual 40,000 on a typical Saturday. To accommodate this increase, extra day and night buses will operate on more than twenty routes throughout the province.
Additional Services on King’s Night (April 25–26)
To support attendance at events such as Heroes of Orange in Groningen and Knoalsternacht in Stadskanaal, bus services will run more frequently and for extended hours.
From Groningen Central Station, additional night services will run to destinations including:
Drachten
Emmen
Eelde
Surhuisterveen
Middelstum
Siddeburen
Winsum
Enhanced Bus Operations on King’s Day (April 26)
On King’s Day, buses will operate according to the Saturday timetable, with additional trips throughout the day and into the early hours of Sunday. These services are intended to facilitate travel to and from King’s Day events in the city, including the Kingsland Festival in the Stadspark.
Extra services will run until 02:00 to the following destinations:
Leek
Roden
Zuidlaren
Annen
Appingedam
Assen
Stadskanaal
Siddeburen
Drachten
Emmen
Surhuisterveen
Notable night bus lines include:
Line 404: Groningen – Marum – Drachten
Line 478: Groningen – Harkstede – Siddeburen
Travel Planning
Travelers are advised to plan their journeys in advance using the Qbuzz journey planner or consult the online timetable for up-to-date departure information.
Further details and real-time schedules are available via:
