There are 8 ways to get from Jena to Lens by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbfRe3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
9h 58m€113–294Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGVN780
- Take the bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station to LensBlaBlaCar Bus
15h 35m€79–109Drive 737.6 km
- Drive from Jena to Lens737.6 km
6h 49m€113–163Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)LEJ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
9h 48m€186–458Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Jena West to Köln Hbf51
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to TournaiIc / ...
11h 57m€115–257Train, bus
- Take the train from Jena West to Heilbad HeiligenstadtRe1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to KamenRe
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers
13h 44m€118–191Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)FRA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
9h 47m€152–374Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)NUE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
8h 36m€155–451
Jena to Lens by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Lens is to bus which costs €75 - €110 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Lens is to drive which takes 6h 49m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Jena station to Lens. However, there are services departing from Jena bus station and arriving at Lens via Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Jena to Lens. However, there are services departing from Jena West and arriving at Lens via Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid, Lille Europe and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Jena and Lens is 842 km. The road distance is 737.6 km.
The best way to get from Jena to Lens without a car is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €110 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Jena to Lens, including transfers.
Jena to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Jena bus station.
Jena to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Jena West station.
The best way to get from Jena to Lens is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 15h 35m.
What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Jena West to Lens via Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid, Lille Europe, Lille Europe, Gare Lille Flandres, and Lille Flandres in around 9h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jena bus station to Lens via Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV and Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station in around 15h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Tournai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–21
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Jena bus station to Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Jena to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV station.
Jena to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jena to Lens is 738 km. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Jena to Lens.
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