There are 5 ways to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 708 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Pressig-Rothenkirchenbus 708
- Take the train from Pressig-Rothenkirchen to Saalfeldtrain Re14
1h 55mDrive 47.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Sonneberg to Saalfeldcar 47.5 km
47 min€7–10Line 705 bus, line 405 bus
- Take the bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestellebus 705
- Take the bus from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle to Saalfeld, Auf dem Grabenbus 405
2h 43mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Sonneberg to Saalfeldtaxi 47.5 km
47 min€110–140Train
- Take the train from Lichtenfels to Saalfeldtrain Re14
2h 51m€25–101
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld is to drive which costs €6 - €10 and takes 47 min.
The fastest way to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld is to drive which takes 47 min and costs €6 - €10.
No, there is no direct bus from Sonneberg to Saalfeld. However, there are services departing from Sonneberg, Bley and arriving at Saalfeld, Auf dem Graben via Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Sonneberg to Saalfeld. However, there are services departing from Sonneberg and arriving at Saalfeld via Coburg and Lichtenfels. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 51m.
The distance between Sonneberg and Saalfeld is 64 km. The road distance is 47.5 km.
The best way to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld without a car is to line 708 bus and train which takes 1h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld, including transfers.
Sonneberg to Saalfeld bus services, operated by Omnibus Verkehrs Gesellschaft mbH Sonneberg/Thür., depart from Sonneberg, Bley station.
Sonneberg to Saalfeld train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Lichtenfels station.
The best way to get from Sonneberg to Saalfeld is to line 705 bus and line 405 bus which takes 2h 43m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €24 - €110 and takes 2h 51m.
What companies run services between Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany and Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Saalfeld, Auf dem Graben via Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle in around 2h 43m. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Lichtenfels to Saalfeld hourly. Tickets cost €21–40 and the journey takes 1h 17m. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route 3 times a day.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pressig-Rothenkirchen to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lichtenfels to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lichtenfels to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 3675 75290
- Website
- ovg-son.de
Bus from Sonneberg, Bley to Pressig-Rothenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ovg-son.de/startseite.html
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
Bus from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle to Saalfeld, Auf dem Graben
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Kombus
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Taxi Gabriel Vogt
- Phone
- +49 9561 10700
- Website
- gabriel-taxi.de
Taxi Möller
- Phone
- +49 9561 831283
- Website
- taxi-coburg.de
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More Questions & Answers
Sonneberg to Saalfeld bus services, operated by Omnibus Verkehrs Gesellschaft mbH Sonneberg/Thür., arrive at Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle station.
Sonneberg to Saalfeld train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Saalfeld station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonneberg to Saalfeld is 47 km. It takes approximately 47 min to drive from Sonneberg to Saalfeld.
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