There are 6 ways to get from Jena to Munich by train, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
3h 32m€51–160Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Jena to Munich363.4 km
4h€14–20Drive 362.8 km
- Drive from Jena to Munichcar 362.8 km
3h 22m€51–74Train, fly
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
5h 45m€172–326Train
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to München Hbftrain 18
5h€60–70Train #2
- Take the train from Jena Saalbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re14
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Petershausentrain Rb16 / ...
7h 7m€67–95
Jena to Munich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Munich is to rideshare which costs €14 - €20 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Munich is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Jena Paradies and arriving at München Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Jena and Munich is 404 km. The road distance is 362.8 km.
The best way to get from Jena to Munich without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 3h 32m and costs €50 - €160.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Jena to Munich, including transfers.
Jena to Munich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Jena Paradies station.
Jena to Munich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jena to Munich is 363 km. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Jena to Munich.
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What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Munich, Germany?
You can take a train from Jena West to München Hbf via Erfurt Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 3h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Saalbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Petershausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- 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
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Paradies to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Jena to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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