There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Jena by train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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 via Göttingen
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Göttingentrain 22
- Take the train from Göttingen to Jena Westtrain Re1
7h 6m€75–129Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jena bus stationbus N780
9h 40m€34–57Train, night train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Saalbftrain Rb
9h 2m€124–174Drive 488.7 km
- Drive from Kiel to Jenacar 488.7 km
5h 8m€68–99Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
7h 36m€63–154Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
- Drive from Göttingen to Jenacar
5h 1m€125–164Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HAM - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
7h 41m€179–368Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
7h 42m€110–290Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane HAM - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
7h 6m€156–377
Kiel to Jena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Jena is to bus which costs €30 - €60 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Jena is to drive and car train which takes 5h 1m and costs €120 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Jena station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Jena bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Jena. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Jena West via Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Kiel and Jena is 553 km. The road distance is 488.7 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Jena without a car is to train via Göttingen which takes 7h 6m and costs €75 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Kiel to Jena, including transfers.
Kiel to Jena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Jena is to train via Göttingen which takes 7h 6m and costs €75 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 9h 40m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Jena West via Göttingen in around 7h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Jena bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Saalbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Saalbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Jena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Göttingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Jena is 489 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Kiel to Jena.
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