There are 5 ways to get from Erfurt to Ilmenau by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train, line 311 bus
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilmtrain Rb
- Take the bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straßebus 311
1h 56mRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Erfurt to Ilmenau41.5 km
57 min€3Bus, line 311 bus
- Take the bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhofbus 155
- Take the bus from Kranichfeld, Bahnhof to Ilmenau, Busbahnhofbus 311
2h 30mDrive 41.8 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Ilmenaucar 41.8 km
38 min€6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Erfurt to Ilmenautaxi 41.8 km
38 min€140–170
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erfurt to Ilmenau is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 57 min.
The fastest way to get from Erfurt to Ilmenau is to drive which takes 38 min and costs €5 - €9.
No, there is no direct bus from Erfurt to Ilmenau. However, there are services departing from Erfurt, Busbahnhof and arriving at Ilmenau, Busbahnhof via Kranichfeld, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 30m.
The distance between Erfurt and Ilmenau is 54 km. The road distance is 41.8 km.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Ilmenau without a car is to train and line 311 bus which takes 1h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 56m to get from Erfurt to Ilmenau, including transfers.
Erfurt to Ilmenau bus services, operated by Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG, depart from Erfurt, Busbahnhof station.
Erfurt to Ilmenau bus services, operated by Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG, arrive at Kranichfeld, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erfurt to Ilmenau is 42 km. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Erfurt to Ilmenau.
There are 792+ hotels available in Ilmenau.
What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Ilmenau, Busbahnhof via Kranichfeld, Bahnhof in around 2h 30m.
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilm
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- 03677 8889-0
- Website
- iov-ilmenau.de
Bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straße
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- iov-ilmenau.de
Bus from Kranichfeld, Bahnhof to Ilmenau, Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- iov-ilmenau.de
- Phone
- +49 361 5640
- [email protected]
- Website
- stadtwerke-erfurt.de
Bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- stadtwerke-erfurt.de
- Phone
- 03671 / 5251999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombus-online.eu
Bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kombus-online.eu
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Erfurt to Ilmenau
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- €140–170
Erfurter Taxi
- Phone
- +49 361 5401939
- Website
- taxi-erfurt.com
Taxi Wesemann Erfurt
- Phone
- +49 361 2192849
- Website
- taxi-wesemann.de
Taxizentrale Das City Taxi AG
- Phone
- +49 361 51111
- Website
- dascitytaxi.de
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Erfurt and Ilmenau. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.