There are 6 ways to get from Stuttgart to Thuringia by train, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf11 / ...
3h 38m€28–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Erfurt332.7 km
4h 30m€16–19Drive 331.5 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Erfurt331.5 km
3h 13m€47–67Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
4h 53m€127–236Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf50 / ...
4h 16m€38–130Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburg
4h 31m€109–271
Stuttgart to Thuringia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Thuringia is to rideshare which costs €16 - €19 and takes 4h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Thuringia is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs €45 - €70.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Erfurt Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 38m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Thuringia is 440 km. The road distance is 331.5 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Thuringia without a car is to train which takes 3h 38m and costs €28 - €130.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf takes 3h 38m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Stuttgart to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Thuringia is 331 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Stuttgart to Thuringia.
Book your Stuttgart to Thuringia train tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Thuringia, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €28–130 and the journey takes 3h 38m. FlixTrain GmbH also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Erfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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