There are 5 ways to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 311 bus
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilmtrain Rb
- Take the bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straßebus 311
2h 53mDrive 156.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Leipzig to Ilmenaucar 156.5 km
1h 59m€23–33Train, bus, line 311 bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhofbus 155
- Take the bus from Kranichfeld, Bahnhof to Ilmenau, Busbahnhofbus 311
4h 8mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)train Re
- Take the bus from Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz to Ilmenau, Busbahnhofbus 215
3h 54mTrain
- Take the train from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Saalfeld(Saale)train Rb / ...
4h 32m€438–543
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau is to drive which costs €22 - €35 and takes 1h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau is to drive which takes 1h 59m and costs €22 - €35.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Ilmenau. However, there are services departing from Leipzig-Plagwitz and arriving at Stadtilm via Saalfeld(Saale). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 32m.
The distance between Leipzig and Ilmenau is 170 km. The road distance is 156.5 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau without a car is to train and line 311 bus which takes 2h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Leipzig to Ilmenau, including transfers.
Leipzig to Ilmenau train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, depart from Leipzig-Plagwitz station.
Leipzig to Ilmenau train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, arrive at Saalfeld(Saale) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Ilmenau is 156 km. It takes approximately 1h 59m to drive from Leipzig to Ilmenau.
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?
Preßnitztalbahn operates a train from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Saalfeld(Saale) hourly. Tickets cost €350–440 and the journey takes 2h 19m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilm
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Saalfeld(Saale)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €350–440
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- 03677 8889-0
- Website
- Ilmenauer Omnibusverkehr
Bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straße
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Ilmenauer Omnibusverkehr
Bus from Kranichfeld, Bahnhof to Ilmenau, Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Ilmenauer Omnibusverkehr
- Phone
- +49 361 5640
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG
Bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG
- Phone
- 03671 / 5251999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kombus
Bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Kranichfeld, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Kombus
Bus from Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz to Ilmenau, Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Kombus
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