There are 4 ways to get from Sonneberg to Erfurt by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Sonneberg to Dörfles-Esbachtrain Re19 / ...
- Take the train from Dörfles-Esbach to Erfurt Hbftrain Re29
1h 49m€24–41Drive 94.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Sonneberg to Erfurtcar 94.3 km
1h 25m€14–20Line 705 bus, line 405 bus, train
- Take the bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestellebus 705
- Take the bus from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle to Saalfeld, Busbahnhofbus 405
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbftrain Rb
4h 10mTrain via Coburg
- Take the train from Sonneberg to Coburgtrain Re19 / ...
- Take the train from Coburg to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice / ...
1h 57m€20–78
Sonneberg to Erfurt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonneberg to Erfurt is to drive which costs €13 - €20 and takes 1h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sonneberg to Erfurt is to drive which takes 1h 25m and costs €13 - €20.
No, there is no direct train from Sonneberg to Erfurt. However, there are services departing from Sonneberg and arriving at Erfurt Hbf via Dörfles-Esbach. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 49m.
The distance between Sonneberg and Erfurt is 99 km. The road distance is 94.3 km.
The best way to get from Sonneberg to Erfurt without a car is to train which takes 1h 49m and costs €23 - €45.
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Sonneberg to Erfurt, including transfers.
Sonneberg to Erfurt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Sonneberg station.
Sonneberg to Erfurt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Dörfles-Esbach station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonneberg to Erfurt is 94 km. It takes approximately 1h 25m to drive from Sonneberg to Erfurt.
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What companies run services between Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany and Erfurt, Germany?
You can take a train from Sonneberg to Erfurt Hbf via Dörfles-Esbach in around 1h 49m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Sonneberg to Dörfles-Esbach
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dörfles-Esbach to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Sonneberg to Coburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Coburg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €190–230
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Coburg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 3675 75290
- Website
- ovg-son.de
Bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ovg-son.de/startseite.html
- Phone
- 03671 / 5251999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombus-online.eu
Bus from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle to Saalfeld, Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- kombus-online.eu
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