--- title: "Calden to Birkenfelde – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Calden to Birkenfelde is 43 km. Fastest: train in 57 min. Cheapest: drive from €7. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calden-to-birkenfelde" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calden-to-birkenfelde.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Calden to Birkenfelde [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde) [Birkenfelde to Calden](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/birkenfelde-to-calden) **Fastest:** 57 min\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €7\ by car\ **Distance:** 43 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 43 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best€6 cheaper than the train and about as quick. - [**Drive** best cheapest 1h 6m€7–10 Estimated 72 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde) - [**Train** fastest Least hassle 57 min€10–138 Estimated 6 departures · DB Fernverkehr AG](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde) - [**Bus** 1h 25m€49–72 Estimated 2 departures · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde) - [**Taxi** 1h 6m€85–130 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Germany; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:00 → 08:59 59 min · direct · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 776€66–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:15 → 09:40 1h 25m · direct · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH RE8€49–72](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:23 → 09:23 1h · direct · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 686€66–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 4. [08:29 → 09:31 1h 2m · direct · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 1674€66–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 5. [08:41 → 09:38 57 min · direct · cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft RB83€91–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 6. [09:15 → 10:40 1h 25m · direct · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH RE9€49–72](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 7. [09:58 → 12:54 2h 56m · 4 changes · Reisedienst Bonte 100€10–27](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t10) 8. [11:58 → 14:50 2h 52m · 3 changes · Reisedienst Bonte 100€10–28](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Calden&to=Birkenfelde&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t11) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Calden to Birkenfelde? The fastest way is by train: about 57 min door to door. The straight-line distance is 43 km. What is the cheapest way from Calden to Birkenfelde? Drive is the cheapest, from €7. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Calden to Birkenfelde? Yes. Today's timetable shows 4 direct trains, the fastest taking 57 min. Fares run €10–138 across classes. How much is the bus from Calden to Birkenfelde? Buses take about 1h 25m and cost €49–72 depending on operator and seat type. 2 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Birkenfelde from Calden by road? About 72 km, roughly 1h 6m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €7–10; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - DB Fernverkehr AG - cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft - Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH Buses - Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH - Reisedienst Bonte - EW Bus GmbH Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Birkenfelde Ortsteil of Uder in Thuringia, Germany Birkenfelde is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld, in Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2024 it became part of the municipality Uder. 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