There are 10 ways to get from Durham to Erfurt by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
12h 5m€357–590Fly Newcastle to Nuremberg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane NCL - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
8h 11m€117–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Durham to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 450 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 51
24h 6m€227–374Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Durham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Erfurtcar
13h 31m€377–490Bus
- Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Erfurt central train stationbus N69
27h 26m€127–217Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Durham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Erfurtcar
14h 39m€260–444Fly Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NCL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain
6h 58m€131–333Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane MME - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
9h 10m€173–885Fly Newcastle to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane NCL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain
9h 55m€146–339Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Durham to Huddersfieldtrain
- Take the train from Huddersfield to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
9h 54m€171–402
Durham to Erfurt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Erfurt is to bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Erfurt is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Erfurt station. However, there are services departing from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B and arriving at Erfurt central train station via Interchange, London Victoria and Bielefeld Brackwede train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Durham to Erfurt. However, there are services departing from Durham and arriving at Erfurt Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Durham and Erfurt is 1434 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Erfurt without a car is to train which takes 12h 5m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Durham to Erfurt, including transfers.
Durham to Erfurt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
Durham to Erfurt train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Durham to Erfurt is to train which takes 12h 5m and costs €350 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 27h 26m.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Erfurt, Germany?
You can take a train from Durham to Erfurt Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B to Erfurt central train station via Interchange, London Victoria, and Bielefeld Brackwede train station in around 27h 26m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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 Dortmund Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Huddersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Huddersfield to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Durham to Erfurt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Erfurt is 1h ahead of Durham. It is currently 5:11 AM in Durham and 6:11 AM in Erfurt.
Durham to Erfurt train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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