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How to get fromWuppertal to Jenaby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Wuppertal to Jena by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Re3 / ...
    5h 39m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Jena bus stationbus bus 020
    7h 56m
    €30–55

  3. Drive  378.4 km

    1. Drive from Wuppertal to Jenacar car 378.4 km
    3h 39m
    €55–80

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Jena Westtrain train 51
    6h 9m
    €79–280

  5. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Unnatrain train
    2. Take the train from Kamen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain train Re8 / ...
    4. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Jena Westtrain train Re1
    8h 19m

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  • Distance: 521.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Wuppertal, Germany and Jena, Germany?

You can take a train from Wuppertal Hbf to Jena West via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 5h 39m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Jena bus station once daily. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 10m.

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