Travel Information to Jena from Heidelberg
| 165 miles | |
| Coach or train | |
| £14 - £19 | |
| Coach • £14 • 5 h 30 min | |
| Train • £19 • 4 h 37 min | |
| FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a coach or train to travel 165 miles between Heidelberg and Jena. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Heidelberg to Jena.
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How to get to Jena from Heidelberg by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Heidelberg to Jena is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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RE 19260 · ICE 692 · ICE 992 · RE 3909Other options
EC 113 · IC 2067
RE 19262 · ICE 372 · IC 2155
RE 19344 · ICE 374 · ICE 1557 · RE 3659
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FAQs: Heidelberg to Jena

There are 2 travel options between Heidelberg and Jena. You can take a coach or train.
The cheapest way to go to Jena from Heidelberg is by taking a coach, which costs on average £14.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Heidelberg to Jena:
A coach is £5 less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Heidelberg to Jena costing on average £19.
The fastest way from Heidelberg to Jena is by train with an average journey time of 4 h 37 min.
There are alternative travel options to Jena that take longer:
Coach takes 5 h 30 min on average.
The Heidelberg to Jena distance is approximately 165 miles.
The average frequency per day from Heidelberg to Jena is:
- 4 coaches a day.
- 6 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Heidelberg and Jena as scheduled services by coach or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Heidelberg to Jena:
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Heidelberg to Jena:
- You can travel to Jena from Heidelberg by coach with FlixBus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £14 with FlixBus from Heidelberg to Jena.
- You can travel by train between Heidelberg and Jena with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain or Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), and you can find FlixTrain Heidelberg to Jena tickets for £19 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Heidelberg to Jena with the following travel companies:
- You can find 2 direct coaches per day to take to Jena with FlixBus.
Direct services to Jena tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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