Swichumer Pleats

Swichum, Netherlands

Life without a car

Car-free score: 5.5/10

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
Bus 7761 to Swichum
every ~40 min · 6am–10pm
from Swichum, Swichum · 3 min walk
Mon–Sat — no Sunday buses
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

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Swichumer Pleats
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Places to visit near Swichumer Pleats

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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.

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Nearest airports
Groningen Airport Eelde
50km awayGRQ
Train stations
Leeuwarden
5km away
Leeuwarden Camminghaburen
5km away
Deinum
7km away

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