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There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Jena by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Re3 / ...
    8h 19m
    €161–437

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Jena bus stationbus bus N69
    12h 45m
    €61–95

  3. Drive  593.7 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Jenacar car 593.7 km
    5h 44m
    €122–175

  4. Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane AMS - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    7h 39m
    €185–497

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Jena Westtrain train Re1
    9h 58m
    €83–136

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamm to Jena Westtrain train 51
    11h 5m
    €105–209

  7. Train, fly to Hannover Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane AMS - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    4. Take the train from Göttingen to Jena Westtrain train
    6h 46m
    €215–423

  8. Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane AMS - NUE
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    6h 10m
    €168–597

  9. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane AMS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    7h 9m
    €167–553

  10. Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane AMS - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    7h 13m
    €151–397

Rotterdam to Jena by train

Calendar107Weekly Trains
Duration8h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€161Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 835.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 19m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Jena, Germany?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Jena West via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam to Jena bus station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 12h 45m.

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