--- title: "Erfurt – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Erfurt from Schkeuditz, Calden and Nuremberg: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Erfurt (German pronunciation…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/erfurt" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/erfurt.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Kr%C3%A4merbr%C3%BCcke%2C_Erfurt_6.jpg/3840px-Kr%C3%A4merbr%C3%BCcke%2C_Erfurt_6.jpg" --- ![Erfurt](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Kr%C3%A4merbr%C3%BCcke%2C_Erfurt_6.jpg/3840px-Kr%C3%A4merbr%C3%BCcke%2C_Erfurt_6.jpg) # Erfurt Erfurt (German pronunciation: \[ˈɛʁfʊʁt\] ) is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. [Plan a trip to Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Erfurt) [From Schkeuditz](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Schkeuditz&to=Erfurt) ## Every way there - Schkeuditz → Erfurt 95 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · €14–19 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/schkeuditz-to-erfurt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Schkeuditz&to=Erfurt) - Calden → Erfurt 124 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · €17–23 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calden-to-erfurt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Erfurt) - Nuremberg → Erfurt 169 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · €23–32 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nuremberg-to-erfurt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nuremberg&to=Erfurt) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Erfurt, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/erfurt) What Erfurt has - Y Scheduled flights Erfurt (ERF), 5 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 100 timetable feeds for this country, 7 with real-time - N Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 50.978°, 11.029° It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities, stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena, to Gera in the east. Together with Kassel and Göttingen, it is one of the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants lying closest to the geographic centre of Germany. Erfurt is 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Leipzig, 250 km (155 mi) north-east of Frankfurt, 300 km (186 mi) south-west of Berlin and 400 km (249 mi) north of Munich. Get in ## Getting to Erfurt Erfurt lies on the intersection of two motorways (Autobahnen): A4 and A71. Distances on the motorways to some cities: Berlin 300 km, Leipzig 150 km, Dresden 215 km, Kassel 150 - 200 km depending on route, Frankfurt 260 km, Munich (München) 400 km, Hanover 220 km 1. Erfurt Hauptbahnhof While the station is a fairly run-of-the-mill affair for a city of its size with the usual shopping and fast food options, it is one of the central hubs of Germany's high-speed rail system. 2. Erfurt-Weimar See ## Worth seeing Much of Erfurt's charm is found in its narrow streets, many of which are pedestrianized, with their beautiful old houses, green areas and little bridges across the Gera river and the Stadtpark and the Nordpark on different sides of the city center. In the tourist office you can buy a small guidebook in one of several languages that leads you through the city along the main sights. 1. Dom 2. Severikirche One of the most important Gothic buildings in Germany. 3. Krämerbrücke 4. Fischmarkt 5. Augustinerkloster Augustine's Monastery), Augustinerstraße 10. 6. Anger Full of stores with the old Post Office building. Do ## Things to do 1. Egapark A huge and beautiful botanical garden and accessible by the Straßenbahn. 2. Erfurt Theater Theaterplatz 1,. 3. Stadtpark 4. City Join a historical city tour organised by the Tourist Information to have better and entertaining insight into the long lasting history of the town. 5. Relax Right at the Wenigemarkt or behind the Krämerbrücke beside the river you can have a beautiful look at the old houses standing on the 'bridge'. Eat ## Where to eat The Thüringer Bratwurst (famous grilled sausage) comes from Erfurt, and the city has numerous stalls selling this world-famous delicacy. Don't miss out on trying one or more or sampling the differences. 1. Grillteufel Here you get the original grilled Thuringia sausage. 2. Pizzeria Adem Trommsdorffstraße 3. 3. Ibras Bistro Meienbergstraße 7. 4. Siyar Grill Meienbergstraße 13. 5. Kurdischer Döner Marktstraße 46. How locals move ## Getting around Erfurt the local way - Get around If you plan to do a day trip the "Thüringen-Ticket" might just be what you are looking for. From [Wikivoyage: Thuringia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thuringia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05. 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