Jena has two train stations, and is conveniently close to two ICE routes. One passes right through the town en route from Munich in the south to Hamburg in the north (via Berlin), the other passes through nearby Weimar from Frankfurt in the west to Dresden in the east. This makes it incredibly easy to get to Jena from practically anywhere in Germany. There are also good regional connections to, at least to towns in the former GDR. Getting to towns in the north of Bavaria just a short distance south of Jena is nowhere near as straightforward, unless you take the expensive ICE.
The two stations can cause a slight confusion, but they are very close together and the route between them is signposted. The Jena West station is small and quiet, and only deals with regional trains. The Jena Paradies station is much bigger and this is where the super fast ICE trains stop.
Written Aug 29, 2005
Website: www.bahn.de
We found two main rail stations, Paradies and West, each one is on a different line. Both are easy to reach using the local trams (Paradies) and buses (West)
Written May 28, 2008
Website: www.bahn.de
Good local transport and a day ticket allowed us to explore the city and keep dry on a rainy afternoon.
Written May 28, 2008
Website: http://www.jenah.de/
look for this building that's the very center :) ...
it's the only glass made building :)
Written Jan 17, 2006
Situated on the Autobahn A 4 (Frankfurt-Dresden), and close to Autobahn A 9 (Berlin-Nuremberg).
Nearest airports: Erfurt airport 50 km (31 mi), Leipzig airport 90 km (56 mi)
Updated Dec 23, 2002
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Situated on the Autobahn A 4 (Frankfurt-Dresden), and close to Autobahn A 9 (Berlin-Nuremberg).Nearest airports: Erfurt airport 50 km (31 mi), Leipzig airport...
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Q: My friend and I are visiting another friend who has been studying abroad in Jena. Any suggestions on the best (and most cost...

A: The train ticket to Berlin is 94 Euro return with an ICE, yes. If you are travelling on a weekend you can buy a Weekend-Ticket (Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket) that allows you...
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~~~JENA - the city of the Romantic~~~

Jena is an university city which has a very rich history. There lived Geothe, Schiller, Schelling, Schlegels, Hegel and many more.
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I'd wanted to come to Jena since I saw it on the train to Berlin last year. It looked so idyllic from the train, located within the dense trees of the sandstone and chalk hills that surround it. The...
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I stayed in Jena for 2 months in the summer of 1999. It's a vibrant, student city emerging from its communist past.
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Town of Jena an der Saale (Thuringia)

Neighbouring: >> District Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Town of Eisenberg , Dornburg (Saale), B?rgel, Kahla, Bad Klosterlausnitz >> District Weimarer Land - Town of Apolda , Bad...
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Jena summer weeks - my 2003 heaven :)

... was that you can go anyware by foot. Jena is a great place to walk. You can go anyware around the city center in max 10- 15 minutes. You'll recognize the city center simply by looking at the sky...
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