There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart to Jena by train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf11
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena WestRe3 / ...
4h 21m€38–161Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradies61
4h 51m€18–80Drive 364.5 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Jena364.5 km
3h 32m€52–74Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)STR - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
7h 7m€191–307Train via Stuttgart Hbf
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Erfurt Central StationFlx10
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena WestRe3 / ...
4h 36m€41–84Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Jena364.6 km
4h 51m€20Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
5h 12m€118–299
Stuttgart to Jena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Jena is to rideshare which costs €20 and takes 4h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Jena is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Jena Paradies. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 51m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Jena is 483 km. The road distance is 364.5 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Jena without a car is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs €35 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Stuttgart to Jena, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Jena is 364 km. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Stuttgart to Jena.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena West via Erfurt Hbf in around 4h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- 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 Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Erfurt Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Jena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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