--- title: "Erfurt to Helmsdorf – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Erfurt to Helmsdorf is 60 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-helmsdorf" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-helmsdorf.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Erfurt to Helmsdorf [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf) [Helmsdorf to Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/helmsdorf-to-erfurt) **Fastest:** 1h 11m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €8\ by car\ **Distance:** 60 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 3\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 60 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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€78 cheaper than the train and about as quick. - [**Drive** best cheapest 1h 18m€8–11 Estimated 75 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf) - [**Train** fastest 1h 11m€68–106 Estimated 3 departures · DB Regio AG Südost](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf) - [**Taxi** 1h 18m€90–135 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf) 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. [08:06 → 09:17 1h 11m · direct · DB Regio AG Südost RE1€68–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:02 → 10:18 1h 16m · direct · DB Regio AG Südost RE11€69–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [10:06 → 11:17 1h 11m · direct · DB Regio AG Südost RE1€68–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Helmsdorf&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 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 Helmsdorf? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 11m door to door. The straight-line distance is 60 km. What is the cheapest way from Erfurt to Helmsdorf? Drive is the cheapest, from €8. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Erfurt to Helmsdorf? Yes. Today's timetable shows 3 direct trains, the fastest taking 1h 11m. Fares run €68–106 across classes. How far is Helmsdorf from Erfurt by road? About 75 km, roughly 1h 18m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €8–11; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - DB Regio AG Südost Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Helmsdorf Ortsteil of Dingelstädt in Thuringia, Germany Helmsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Dingelstädt. It is situated on the upper course of the river Unstrut, 12 km northwest of Mühlhausen. [The Helmsdorf guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/helmsdorf) [Hotels in Helmsdorf 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-helmsdorf, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt