--- title: "Erfurt to Bretleben – 4 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Erfurt to Bretleben is 42 km. Fastest: drive in 41 min. Cheapest: drive from €5. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-bretleben" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-bretleben.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Erfurt to Bretleben [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben) [Bretleben to Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bretleben-to-erfurt) **Fastest:** 41 min\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €5\ by car\ **Distance:** 42 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 42 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 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€3 cheaper than the train and about as quick. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 41 min€5–7 Estimated 50 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben) - [**Train** Least hassle 47 min€6–67 Estimated 5 departures · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben) - [**Taxi** 41 min€60–90 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben) - [**Bus** 48 min€74–111 Estimated 2 departures · VWG Sömmerda](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben) 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. [07:58 → 08:48 50 min · direct · VWG Sömmerda 243€78–110](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:06 → 08:53 47 min · direct · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH RB59€42–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 3. [08:06 → 08:54 48 min · direct · VWG Sömmerda 212€74–111](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [09:59 → 11:24 1h 25m · direct · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH RB59€6–19](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 5. [10:59 → 12:47 1h 48m · 1 change · DB Regio AG Südost RE10€8–23](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 6. [11:58 → 13:17 1h 19m · direct · Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH RB59€6–19](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 7. [12:59 → 14:42 1h 43m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Südost RE10€6–18](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Bretleben&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t9) 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 Erfurt to Bretleben? The fastest way is by car: about 41 min door to door. The straight-line distance is 42 km. What is the cheapest way from Erfurt to Bretleben? Drive is the cheapest, from €5. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Erfurt to Bretleben? Yes. Today's timetable shows 3 direct trains, the fastest taking 47 min. Fares run €6–67 across classes. How much is the bus from Erfurt to Bretleben? Buses take about 48 min and cost €74–111 depending on operator and seat type. 2 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Bretleben from Erfurt by road? About 50 km, roughly 41 min of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €5–7; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - VWG Sömmerda - Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz Railways - Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH - DB Regio AG Südost Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bretleben Ortsteil of An der Schmücke in Thuringia, Germany Bretleben is a village and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke. It is located at the right side of the river Unstrut, between the towns of Heldrungen and Artern. It has a station on the Sangerhausen–Erfurt railway line, where a now-decommissioned line once branched off to Bad Frankenhausen and Sondershausen. [The Bretleben guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bretleben) [Hotels in Bretleben Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-bretleben, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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