--- title: "Erfurt to Thum – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Erfurt to Thum is 139 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 6m. Cheapest: drive from €16. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-thum" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-thum.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Erfurt to Thum [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thum) [Thum to Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/thum-to-erfurt) **Fastest:** 2h 6m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €11\ by bus\ **Distance:** 139 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 139 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 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 15 min quicker than the bus for €6 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Drive** best fastest 2h 6m€16–23 Estimated 161 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thum) - [**Bus** cheapest Least hassle 2h 23m€11–82 Estimated 5 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thum) - [**Train** 3h 11m€25–83 Estimated 2 departures · Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thum) - [**Taxi** 2h 6m€195–290 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thum) 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. [08:10 → 12:25 4h 15m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N1306€11–23](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:18 → 10:41 2h 23m · direct · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N1306€52–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:35 → 12:25 3h 50m · 3 changes · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 1604€26–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [11:14 → 14:25 3h 11m · 2 changes · DB Fernverkehr AG ICE 600€25–78](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [13:10 → 18:25 5h 15m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 020€11–25](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [13:18 → 16:26 3h 8m · direct · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 020€52–82](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [16:38 → 19:41 3h 3m · direct · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N3205€52–81](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Erfurt&to=Thum&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 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 Thum? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 6m door to door. The straight-line distance is 139 km. What is the cheapest way from Erfurt to Thum? Bus is the cheapest, from €11. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Erfurt to Thum? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 11m. How much is the bus from Erfurt to Thum? Buses take about 2h 23m and cost €11–82 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Thum from Erfurt by road? About 161 km, roughly 2h 6m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €16–23; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus-eu - RV ASR Bus Railways - DB Fernverkehr AG - DB Regio AG Südost - Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Thum Town in Saxony, Germany Thum is a small town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 5,000. 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