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There are 10 ways to get from Grenoble to Ilmenau by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 82
    13h 35m
    €307–713

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Schweinfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Schweinfurt central train station to Zella-Mehlis stationbus bus
    19h 36m
    €87–150

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.train train
    3. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Suhltrain train Re7
    18h 51m

  4. Drive 872.9 km

    1. Drive from Grenoble to Ilmenaucar car 872.9 km
    8h 49m
    €136–196

  5. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane LYS - NUE
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    10h 23m
    €251–541

  6. Train via Lausanne

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Würzburg Hbftrain train 12
    5. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Suhltrain train Re7
    16h
    €219–726

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    10h 37m
    €268–581

  8. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain train
    10h 6m
    €247–582

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain train
    11h 34m
    €264–608

  10. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LYS - MUC
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    10h 9m
    €307–702

Grenoble to Ilmenau by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration13h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€307Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,164.7 km
  • Duration: 13h 35m

What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?

You can take a train from Grenoble to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straße via Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, Stadtilm, and Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle in around 13h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Ilmenau, Wetzlarer Platz via Lyon, Schweinfurt central train station, Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhof, Suhl, Am Bahndamm, and Suhl, Bahnhof in around 19h 36m.

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