Swichumer Pleats, Swichum, Netherlands

Life without a car

Car-free score: 5/10

Manageable without a car with a little planning. Local buses stop nearby. Shops, restaurants and Swichum are reachable on foot. A bicycle makes exploring the wider area easy.

Train station

Leeuwarden

6.5km away

Nearest town

Swichum

3 min walk (0.2 km)

Local buses

Available — connections to nearby villages and attractions

Cycling

Good option — cycle routes and quiet lanes nearby

Essentials nearby

Supermarket

25 min walk (1.9 km)

Bakery

27 min walk (2 km)

Restaurants

Available in Swichum

Pharmacy

65 min walk (4.9 km)

Getting here

Nearest station

Leeuwarden (5km)

Nearest airport

Groningen Airport Eelde (50km)

Map

Accommodation types

pitch

Available to book

Swichumer Pleats

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Places to visit near Swichumer Pleats

No nearby places listed yet.

How to get to Swichumer Pleats

From the station

Leeuwarden

From Leeuwarden station, walk 2 minutes to the bus station, then take bus 7761 towards Swichum (15 minutes), and walk the final 3 minutes to reach Swichumer Pleats. The total journey takes about 21 minutes.

From the airport

Groningen Airport Eelde

From Groningen Airport Eelde, walk to De Punt bus station, then take Bus 50 to Groningen, followed by a train (Stoptrein RS1) to Leeuwarden, and finally Bus 7761 to Swichum with short walks between each stop. The total journey takes approximately 2 hours 34 minutes.

ℹ️ Travel directions are correct at time of publishing and regularly reviewed, but routes and timetables can change. Please double-check before travelling.

Nearest airports

Groningen Airport Eelde

50km awayGRQ

Train stations

Leeuwarden

5km away

Leeuwarden Camminghaburen

5km away

Deinum

7km away

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