--- title: "Rieder to Erfurt – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Rieder to Erfurt is 85 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rieder-to-erfurt" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rieder-to-erfurt.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Rieder to Erfurt [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt) [Erfurt to Rieder](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-rieder) **Fastest:** 1h 42m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €12\ by car\ **Distance:** 85 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 85 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 25 min quicker than the train and €16 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 42m€12–17 Estimated 124 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 7m€20–112 Estimated 6 departures · DB Regio AG Südost](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt) - [**Bus** 5h 3m€90–140 Estimated 3 departures · Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt) - [**Taxi** 1h 42m€150–225 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt) 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. [08:05 → 14:32 6h 27m · 5 changes · Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz 410€91–139](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:08 → 10:15 2h 7m · 1 change · DB Regio AG Südost RE24€57–112](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:19 → 11:23 3h 4m · 2 changes · Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH 240€20–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:00 → 11:15 2h 15m · 1 change · DB Regio AG Südost RE4€57–112](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [09:19 → 12:23 3h 4m · 2 changes · Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH 240€20–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [09:29 → 15:32 6h 3m · 4 changes · Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz 460€91–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [10:08 → 12:15 2h 7m · 1 change · DB Regio AG Südost RE24€57–112](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [11:19 → 14:23 3h 4m · 2 changes · Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH 240€20–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Rieder&to=Erfurt&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 Rieder to Erfurt? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 42m door to door. The straight-line distance is 85 km. What is the cheapest way from Rieder to Erfurt? Drive is the cheapest, from €12. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Rieder to Erfurt? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 2h 7m. How much is the bus from Rieder to Erfurt? Buses take about 5h 3m and cost €90–140 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Erfurt from Rieder by road? About 124 km, roughly 1h 42m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €12–17; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz - VWG Sömmerda - Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH - DB Regio AG Südost - RB-Gesellschaft UHK mbH Railways - DB Regio AG Südost - DB Fernverkehr AG Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Erfurt Capital of Thuringia, Germany Erfurt (German pronunciation: \[ˈɛʁfʊʁt\] ) is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. 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. [The Erfurt guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/erfurt) Worth your time - Severikirche One of the most important Gothic buildings in Germany. - Augustinerkloster Augustine's Monastery), Augustinerstraße 10. - Anger Full of stores with the old Post Office building. - Egapark A huge and beautiful botanical garden and accessible by the Straßenbahn. 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