There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart to Jena by train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train via Erfurt
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 11
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
4h 22mRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Jena364.5 km
4h 51m€20Drive 364.5 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Jenacar 364.5 km
3h 33m€52–74Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane STR - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
6h 47mTrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradiestrain 61
4h 51mTrain via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeldtrain
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Jena Saalbftrain Rb / ...
6h 52mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
5h 12m
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights
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 33m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Jena Paradies. Services depart twice daily, 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 via Erfurt which takes 4h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Stuttgart to Jena, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Jena train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Jena train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Jena is 364 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m 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 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.com
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.com
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Jena Saalbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- 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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