There are 5 ways to get from Gotha to Jena by train, rideshare, bus, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Gotha to Jena Westtrain Re1
52 min€14–30Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Gotha to Jena72.5 km
1h 8m€3–7Train, line 280 bus
- Take the train from Gotha to Apoldatrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Apolda, Bahnhof to Jena, Stadtzentrum Löbdergrabenbus 280
2h 3mDrive 72.4 km
- Drive from Gotha to Jenacar 72.4 km
49 min€11–15Taxi
- Take the taxi from Gotha to Jenataxi 72.4 km
49 min€240–290
Gotha to Jena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gotha to Jena is to rideshare which costs €3 - €7 and takes 1h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Gotha to Jena is to drive which takes 49 min and costs €10 - €15.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gotha and arriving at Jena West. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 52 min.
The distance between Gotha and Jena is 71 km. The road distance is 72.4 km.
The best way to get from Gotha to Jena without a car is to train which takes 52 min and costs €14 - €30.
The train from Gotha to Jena West takes 52 min including transfers and departs every two hours.
Gotha to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gotha station.
Gotha to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Jena West station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gotha to Jena is 72 km. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Gotha to Jena.
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What companies run services between Gotha, Thuringia, Germany and Jena, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Gotha to Jena West every 3 hours. Tickets cost €14–20 and the journey takes 52 min. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gotha to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gotha to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 03644-50 43 10
- info@pvg-weimarerland.de
- Website
- pvg-weimarerland.de
Bus from Apolda, Bahnhof to Jena, Stadtzentrum Löbdergraben
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pvg-weimarerland.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Gotha to Jena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €240–290
Taxizentrale Das City Taxi AG
- Phone
- +49 361 51111
- Website
- dascitytaxi.de
Taxi Wesemann Erfurt
- Phone
- +49 361 2192849
- Website
- taxi-wesemann.de
Erfurter Taxi
- Phone
- +49 361 5401939
- Website
- taxi-erfurt.com
Taxi Notruf Eisenach Taxi- & Kurier- & Transportservice Eisenach
- Phone
- +49 3691 6572967
Manfred von der Heydt Taxibetrieb
- Phone
- +49 3691 611400
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