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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
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain79
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain50 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena WesttrainRe3 / ...
    8h 42m
    €125–323

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus814 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Jena bus stationbusN69
    12h 50m
    €28–105

  3. Drive 593.8 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Jenacar593.8 km
    5h 42m
    €104–151

  4. Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)planeAMS - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
    7h 47m
    €183–500

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad HeiligenstadttrainRe
    4. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Jena WesttrainRe1
    9h 57m
    €107–294

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Jena Westtrain51
    11h 14m
    €96–294

  7. Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)planeAMS - NUE
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
    6h 5m
    €142–472

  8. Train, fly to Hannover Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)planeAMS - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
    4. Take the train from Göttingen to Jena Westtrain
    7h
    €188–457

  9. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeAMS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
    7h 22m
    €157–403

  10. Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeAMS - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
    6h 28m
    €129–416

Rotterdam to Jena by train

Calendar49Weekly Trains
Duration8h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Jena, Germany?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Jena West via Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 8h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Jena bus station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 12h 50m.

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