How to travel from Berlin to Jena

There are 2 travel options to Jena from Berlin. You can take a train or bus.

The cheapest way to go to Jena from Berlin is by taking a bus, which costs on average $11 (€10).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Berlin to Jena:

A bus is $2 (€2) less than a train with an average ticket price of $14 (€12) from Berlin to Jena.

The fastest way from Berlin to Jena is by train with an average journey time of 2 h 25 min.

There are alternative travel options to Jena that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 3 h of travel time.

The Berlin to Jena distance is around 135 miles (217 km).

The average frequency per day from Berlin to Jena is:

• 5 buses a day.
• 16 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Jena from Berlin as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Berlin to Jena:

• Buses mostly leave from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and tend to arrive in Jena, Bf Göschwitz.
• Trains mostly depart from Berlin Hbf and arrive in Jena Paradies station.

The following travel companies offer services from Berlin to Jena:

• FlixBus or BlaBlaCar can take you to Jena by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Berlin to Jena for $11 (€10).
• Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain can get you to Jena by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with FlixTrain from Berlin to Jena for $19 (€16) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Berlin to Jena with the following travel companies:

• Direct bus available with FlixBus 3 direct buses per day.
• Direct trains with Deutsche Bahn with 1 direct train per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Jena as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Jena from Berlin.