There are 10 ways to get from Duisburg to Gera by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbftrain Re3 / ...
5h 45m€78–429Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Gera central train stationbus 020
9h 10m€42–69Drive 438.1 km
- Drive from Duisburg to Geracar 438.1 km
4h 11m€82–118Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DUS - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbftrain
6h 25m€366–580Train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Gera Hbftrain 51
6h 48m€74–183Train #2
- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Gera Hbftrain Re1
7h 48mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbftrain
5h 20m€353–479Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbftrain
5h 53m€328–585Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbftrain
5h 34m€358–655Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbftrain
6h 21m€150–573
Duisburg to Gera by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Gera is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Gera is to drive which takes 4h 11m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Duisburg station to Gera station. However, there are services departing from Duisburg central train station and arriving at Gera central train station via Düsseldorf central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Duisburg to Gera. However, there are services departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Gera Hbf via Frankfurt and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Duisburg and Gera is 587 km. The road distance is 438.1 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Gera without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Duisburg to Gera, including transfers.
Duisburg to Gera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Duisburg to Gera train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Gera is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Gera, Germany?
You can take a train from Duisburg Hbf to Gera Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 5h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Gera central train station once daily. Tickets cost €40–65 and the journey takes 7h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €270–300
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €230–250
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €230–250
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €230–250
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €230–250
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €270–300
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Gera central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Duisburg to Gera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Gera central train station.
Duisburg to Gera train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duisburg to Gera is 438 km. It takes approximately 4h 11m to drive from Duisburg to Gera.
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