Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Gießen to Erfurt is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
3 h 47 m
Average
3 h 49 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
173 km
It's difficult to get from Gießen to Erfurt without transferring at least once.
Distance | 107 miles (173 km) | |
Average train duration | 5 h 44 min | |
Average train ticket price | $32 (€28) | |
Train frequency | 7 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection |
Trains from Gießen to Erfurt cover the 107 miles (173 km) long route taking on average 5 h 44 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection. Normally, there are 7 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this trip for as low as $28 (€24), but the average price of train tickets is $32 (€28). Travelers depart most frequently from Gießen and arrive in Erfurt Hbf.
Travel between Gießen and Erfurt from $28 (€24) with Omio’s train partners Deutsche Bahn! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular route for you.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Gießen to Erfurt train.
There are a few train stations in Gießen to start your journey from including Gießen, Gießen Licher Str and Gießen Oswaldsgarten. In Erfurt you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Erfurt Hbf, Erfurt Nord and Erfurt, Hbf Intercity-Hotel.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Gießen and arrive in Erfurt Hbf.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this route, called Gießen, is located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from the city center of Gießen.
The most popular arrival train station, Erfurt Hbf, is located 0.7 miles (1.2 km) away from the city center of Erfurt.
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