There are 4 ways to get from Ilmenau to Gera by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platzbus 215
- Take the train from Jena-Göschwitz to Gera Hbftrain Re3 / ...
2h 40mDrive 103.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Ilmenau to Geracar 103.9 km
1h 22m€15–22Train
- Take the train from Stadtilm to Saalfeld(Saale)train Rb
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Gera Hbftrain Rb / ...
3h 19m€298–336Bus, train via Jena
- Take the bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platzbus 215
- Take the train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Jena Paradiestrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Gera central train stationbus 020 / ...
3h 38m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilmenau to Gera is to drive which costs €14 - €22 and takes 1h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ilmenau to Gera is to drive which takes 1h 22m and costs €14 - €22.
The distance between Ilmenau and Gera is 115 km. The road distance is 103.9 km.
The best way to get from Ilmenau to Gera without a car is to bus and train which takes 2h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Ilmenau to Gera, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ilmenau to Gera is 104 km. It takes approximately 1h 22m to drive from Ilmenau to Gera.
There are 100+ hotels available in Gera.
What companies run services between Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and Gera, Germany?
You can take a bus from Ilmenau, Technikum to Gera Hbf via Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle, Stadtilm, and Saalfeld(Saale) in around 3h 19m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena-Göschwitz to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena-Göschwitz to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Stadtilm to Saalfeld(Saale)
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €200–230
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena-Göschwitz to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 03671 / 5251999
- service@kombus-online.de
- Website
- kombus-online.eu
Bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kombus-online.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Jena bus station to Gera central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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