By car: If you plan to go by car, consult route planners (e.g. http://maps.google.de/) and contact us: we will arrange a free parking space.
By train:
You can check available connections with
Deutsche Bahn (English version).
Contact us in case of problems.
For details on specific connections from the airports, see below.
It is advisable to make a seat reservation if you travel with an ICE, especially from
Frankfurt.
If you travel with an ICE and you have reserved a seat, you can find a
scheme (Wagenstandanzeiger) with the passenger cars' stopping positions
at each platform.
Deutsche Bahn offers cheaper tickets for people who book very early (called
Sparangebote).
However, these tickets are valid only for one specific train. If you miss this
train due to a delayed flight, the ticket is worthless and
you will have to buy a new one at the station.
By train from Frankfurt Airport: The train (an ICE) from Frankfurt to Jena goes every hour (from 10 am. to 11:45 pm.) and takes about three and a half hours. The official name of the station for departure is Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf. If you arrive at terminal 2, you will have to take a free shuttle bus at the airport to get there. Unfortunately, the train does not go directly to Jena so you have to change in Weimar. Just stay at the same platform in Weimar, take the next train and leave at the next stop, Jena West.
By train from Munich Airport: You first have to take the city train (S 8) to the central station (München Hbf). Then, you have to go from the underground platforms for city trains and trams to the platforms for long-range trains. There, an ICE departs at least once an hour reaching Jena Paradies about four and a half to five hours later. For some connection you have to change the ICE in Nürnberg.
By train from Berlin Airport: Regardless of the airport (Schönefeld or Tegel) at which you arrive, you first have to go to the main station (Berlin Hbf). Therefore, from Schönefeld you take the city train (S 9) and from Tegel you take the bus, taking about 40 and 20 minutes, respectively. Departing from the main station, an ICE directly reaches Jena Paradies. This part of your travel will last about two hours.
By train from Leipzig Airport: There are two possibilities to reach Jena. The first and more comfortable one is to take a train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Leipzig main station (Leipzig Hbf). There, you enter an ICE to Jena Paradies. The other possible connection first takes you to Halle main station (Halle(Saale) Hbf) where you enter a train which takes you to Naumburg main station (Naumburg(Saale) Hbf). Here, you change again to arrive at Jena Paradies. Both connections last ap- proximately one and a half hours. At least twice an hour a train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen departs in the direction of Jena.