There are 5 ways to get from Gera to Merseburg by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train via Jena
best- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Jena-Göschwitztrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Jena-Goeschwitz to Merseburg Hbftrain Rb
1h 45m€22–159Drive 63.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Gera to Merseburgcar 63.7 km
50 min€12–18Train, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig-Plagwitztrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig, Lindenauer Markt to Merseburg, Gotthardstr.bus 131
2h 22mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Gera to Merseburgtaxi 63.7 km
50 min€170–210Train
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Zeitztrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Zeitz to Weissenfelstrain Rb
- Take the train from Weissenfels to Merseburg Hbftrain Rb / ...
2h 8m€186–218
Gera to Merseburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Merseburg is to drive which costs €11 - €18 and takes 50 min.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Merseburg is to drive which takes 50 min and costs €11 - €18.
No, there is no direct train from Gera to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Merseburg Hbf via Jena-Goeschwitz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 45m.
The distance between Gera and Merseburg is 115 km. The road distance is 63.7 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Merseburg without a car is to train via Jena which takes 1h 45m and costs €21 - €160.
It takes approximately 1h 45m to get from Gera to Merseburg, including transfers.
Gera to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gera Hbf station.
Gera to Merseburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Jena-Göschwitz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Merseburg is 64 km. It takes approximately 50 min to drive from Gera to Merseburg.
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What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Merseburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Gera Hbf to Merseburg Hbf via Jena-Goeschwitz in around 1h 45m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gera Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Weissenfels to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig-Plagwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €190–220
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Zeitz
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Zeitz to Weissenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–105
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gera Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Jena-Goeschwitz to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Weissenfels to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Jena-Goeschwitz to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Weissenfels to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- 03461 2899410
- [email protected]
- Website
- PNVG Merseburg-Querfurt
Bus from Leipzig, Lindenauer Markt to Merseburg, Gotthardstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- PNVG Merseburg-Querfurt
- Phone
- 03 91 - 5 36 31 - 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
Bus from Leipzig, Lindenauer Markt to Merseburg, Gotthardstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €170–210
Taxibetrieb Norbert Möller
- Phone
- +49 365 24442
- Website
- taximoeller.de
Taxi Dambrowski
- Phone
- +49 365 5511899
- Website
- gerataxi.de
Taxi-Göbel-Gera
- Phone
- +49 365 881949
- Website
- taxi-weida.de
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