There are 7 ways to get from Nancy to Jena by train (TGV), bus, 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
best- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
7h 11m€118–589Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Jena bus stationbus 220
10h 15m€45–89Drive 560.5 km
- Drive from Nancy to Jenacar 560.5 km
5h 30m€87–126Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LUX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
8h 10m€169–720Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradiestrain 61
9h 52m€128–539Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Apoldatrain Drf
12h 53mTrain, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane LUX - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
10h 20m€168–514
Nancy to Jena by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nancy to Jena is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Nancy to Jena is to drive which takes 5h 30m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Nancy to Jena station. However, there are services departing from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine and arriving at Jena bus station via Metz - Bus Station and Frankfurt Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Nancy to Jena. However, there are services departing from Nancy and arriving at Jena West via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Nancy and Jena is 668 km. The road distance is 560.5 km.
The best way to get from Nancy to Jena without a car is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €110 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Nancy to Jena, including transfers.
Nancy to Jena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine station.
Nancy to Jena train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nancy station.
The best way to get from Nancy to Jena is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €110 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Nancy, France and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Nancy to Jena West via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Erfurt Hbf in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Jena bus station via Metz - Bus Station and Frankfurt Airport in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Luxembourg to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Luxembourg to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Nancy to Jena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Metz - Bus Station.
Nancy to Jena train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nancy to Jena is 560 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Nancy to Jena.
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