There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Jena by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
11h 30m€265–707Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Jena bus stationbus N69
23h 9m€106–171Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Jenacar
10h 11mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
8h 18m€146–577Bus, train
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Jena Westtrain Re1
17h 41m€200–428Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Jenacar
11h 25m€161–274Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LHR - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
8h 5m€148–427Train to London City Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LCY - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
8h 22m€176–625Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane STN - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
8h€116–505Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Jena Westtrain
9h 6m€149–452Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
10h 2m€180–615Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
10h 24m€180–577
Reading to Jena by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Jena is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Jena is to train and fly which takes 8h and costs €110 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Jena station. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Jena bus station via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Bielefeld Brackwede train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Jena. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Jena West via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Reading and Jena is 1131 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Jena without a car is to train which takes 11h 30m and costs €260 - €750.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Reading to Jena, including transfers.
Reading to Jena bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Jena train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Jena is to train which takes 11h 30m and costs €260 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 23h 9m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Reading to Jena West via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Jena bus station via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bielefeld Brackwede train station in around 23h 9m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- 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 Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Jena bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Jena is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 1:44 PM in Reading and 2:44 PM in Jena.
Reading to Jena train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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