The average bus between Cologne and Jena takes 12h 42m and the fastest bus takes 6h 56m. The bus runs, on average, 5 times per week from Cologne to Jena. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 5 times a week between Cologne and Jena. The earliest departure is at 7:14 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cologne is at 10:17 PM which arrives into Jena at 2:10 PM. All services require a transfer at Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf and take an average of 12h 42m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Jena. However, there are services departing from Cologne station and arriving at Jena station via Jena bus station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 42m.
Cologne to Jena bus services, operated by Wupsi, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Jena bus services, operated by Wupsi, arrive at Jena bus station.
The distance between Cologne and Jena is 325.1 km. The road distance is 428 km.
FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Jena bus station once daily. Tickets cost €29–50 and the journey takes 6h 10m.