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How to get fromLeipzig to Ilmenauby train, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, line 311 bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilmtrain train Rb
    3. Take the bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straßebus bus 311
    3h 14m

  2. Drive  156.5 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Leipzig to Ilmenaucar car 156.5 km
    1h 59m
    €24–34

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)train train Re
    2. Take the bus from Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz to Ilmenau, Busbahnhofbus bus 215
    3h 54m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Saalfeld(Saale)train train Rb / ...
    4h 51m
    €499–546

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  • Distance: 170.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 14m

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?

Preßnitztalbahn operates a train from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Saalfeld(Saale) hourly. Tickets cost €400–440 and the journey takes 2h 19m.

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