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How to get fromSchmalkalden to Stuttgartby bus, train, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Schmalkalden to Stuttgart by bus, train, or car

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  1. Bus, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the train from Zella-Mehlis to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    6h 5m

  2. Drive  271.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Schmalkalden to Stuttgartcar car 271.7 km
    2h 53m
    €40–58

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the bus from Zella-Mehlis station to Heilbronn central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof to Hauptbfbus bus
    6h 48m

  4. Line 190 bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barchfeld to Eisenach, ZOBbus bus 190
    2. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11
    6h 31m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    6h 43m
    €283–350

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  • Distance: 369.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

What companies run services between Schmalkalden, Germany and Stuttgart, Germany?

You can take a bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Hauptbf via Zella-Mehlis station, Heilbronn central train station, and Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof in around 6h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Schmalkalden, Busbahnhof to Stuttgart Hbf via Meiningen, Busbahnhof, Meiningen, Schweinfurt Hbf, and Wuerzburg Hbf in around 6h 43m.

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