There are 11 ways to get from Vienna to Jena by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
6h 27m€71–226Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Jena bus stationbus N1305 / ...
9h 35m€28–77Drive 554.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Jenacar 554.5 km
6h 23m€89–128Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane VIE - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
5h 30m€127–341Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Re3 / ...
6h 30m€66–186Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Leipzig Hbf Ostseitebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3657 / ...
- Take the train from Grosskorbetha to Jena Paradiestrain Rb
11h 23m€46–69Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
7h 31m€101–296Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane VIE - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
7h 4m€100–291Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Jena Westtrain
8h 43m€107–324Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VIE - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Jena Westtrain
8h 30m€135–345Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane VIE - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
7h 49m€139–431
Vienna to Jena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Jena is to bus which costs €27 - €80 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Jena is to fly and train which takes 5h 30m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Jena station. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Jena bus station via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Jena. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Jena West via Nürnberg Hbf and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Vienna and Jena is 741 km. The road distance is 554.5 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Jena without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 27m and costs €70 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Vienna to Jena, including transfers.
Vienna to Jena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Jena is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 27m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €80 and takes 9h 35m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Jena West via Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Erfurt Hbf in around 6h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Jena bus station via Dresden central station in around 9h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
Train from Grosskorbetha to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- 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
Train from Grosskorbetha to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Leipzig Hbf Ostseite
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Vienna to Jena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Vienna to Jena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Jena is 554 km. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Vienna to Jena.
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