There are 12 ways to get from Loughborough to Bad Elster by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to Schwarzenbachtrain
13h 58m€383–888Fly East Midlands Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane EMA - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Stationbus
10h 37m€80–207Train, bus
- Take the train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Gera Hbftrain 51
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Mittetrain Rb
- Take the bus from Plauen, Bahnhof Mitte to Bad Elster, Badstraßebus 92
25h 37mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Loughborough to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bad Elstercar
12h 44m€320–413Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Loughborough to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bad Elstercar
13h 52m€194–335Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BHX - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Stationbus
11h 44m€116–287Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Loughborough (Leics) to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAN - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Stationbus
12h 39m€115–280Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BHX - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain
12h 42m€190–638Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane STN - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain
11h 26m€167–420Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane STN - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Stationbus
12h 14m€153–360Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Chebtrain
13h 22m€208–554Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gera Hbftrain
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Weischlitztrain
15h 59m€235–756
East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loughborough to Bad Elster is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €210 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Loughborough to Bad Elster is to fly and bus which takes 10h 37m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Loughborough to Bad Elster. However, there are services departing from Loughborough (Leics) and arriving at Schwarzenbach via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Würzburg Hbf and Bamberg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Loughborough and Bad Elster is 1316 km.
The best way to get from Loughborough to Bad Elster without a car is to train which takes 13h 58m and costs €380 - €900.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Loughborough to Bad Elster, including transfers.
Loughborough to Bad Elster train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Loughborough (Leics) station.
Bad Elster is 1h ahead of Loughborough. It is currently 11:46 AM in Loughborough and 12:46 PM in Bad Elster.
Loughborough to Bad Elster train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
There are 677+ hotels available in Bad Elster.
What companies run services between Loughborough, England and Bad Elster, Germany?
You can take a train from Loughborough (Leics) to Bad Elster via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Würzburg Hbf, Bamberg, and Schwarzenbach in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Loughborough (Leics) to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Loughborough (Leics) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bamberg to Schwarzenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Gera Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Gera Hbf to Weischlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 3744 19449
- [email protected]
- Website
- vogtlandauskunft.de
Bus from Plauen, Bahnhof Mitte to Bad Elster, Badstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- vogtlandauskunft.de
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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