There are 4 ways to get from Bamberg to Thurnau by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 379 bus
best- Take the train from Bamberg to Kulmbachtrain Re35 / ...
- Take the bus from Kulmbach, ZOB to Thurnau Busbahnhofbus 379 / ...
2h 3m€15–52Drive 44.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Bamberg to Thurnaucar 44.9 km
25 min€7–10Bus
- Take the bus from Bamberg to Hollfeld Spitalplatzbus 969
- Take the bus from Hollfeld Spitalplatz to Thurnau Busbahnhofbus 399.1 / ...
2h 26m€8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Bamberg to Thurnautaxi 44.9 km
25 min€120–150
Bamberg to Thurnau by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bamberg to Thurnau is to drive which costs €6 - €10 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Bamberg to Thurnau is to drive which takes 25 min and costs €6 - €10.
No, there is no direct bus from Bamberg to Thurnau. However, there are services departing from Bamberg and arriving at Thurnau Busbahnhof via Hollfeld Spitalplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 26m.
The distance between Bamberg and Thurnau is 79 km. The road distance is 44.9 km.
The best way to get from Bamberg to Thurnau without a car is to train and line 379 bus which takes 2h 3m and costs €14 - €55.
It takes approximately 2h 3m to get from Bamberg to Thurnau, including transfers.
Bamberg to Thurnau bus services, operated by Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN), depart from Bamberg station.
Bamberg to Thurnau bus services, operated by Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN), arrive at Hollfeld Spitalplatz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bamberg to Thurnau is 45 km. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Bamberg to Thurnau.
There are 563+ hotels available in Thurnau.
What companies run services between Bamberg, Germany and Thurnau, Germany?
You can take a bus from Bamberg to Thurnau Busbahnhof via Hollfeld Spitalplatz in around 2h 26m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bamberg to Kulmbach
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Bamberg to Kulmbach
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- agilis
Bus from Kulmbach, ZOB to Thurnau Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN)
Bus from Bamberg to Hollfeld Spitalplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN)
Bus from Hollfeld Spitalplatz to Thurnau Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN)
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Bamberger Taxi eG
- Phone
- +49 951 15015
- Website
- taxi-bamberg.de
City- Taxi Bamberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 951 34545
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