There are a lot of ways to get to the Max Planck Institute of Economics. Unless you are coming from within Germany or the nearby regions, you’ll probably want to fly here and then take a train to Jena. You can fly to any number of airports, including:
- Frankfurt (FRA): An international airport located about three and a half hours west of Jena serviced by many major airlines and all major airline alliances. There is a major train station at the airport with almost hourly service to Weimar, a city 15 kilometers west of Jena. There you can easily connect to Jena.
- Frankfurt Hahn (HHN): This airport is a major center for low cost carriers with destinations across Europe. Be warned that it is about two hours west of the city of Frankfurt meaning that it will take at least five hours to get to Jena, if not longer. You’ll need to take a bus to Frankfurt and then a train to Jena.
- Munich (MUC): An international airport located about five hours south of Jena serviced by many major airlines and all major airline alliances. There is a train station right in the airport.
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Berlin, a city located about two hours north of Jena. Berlin has three airports:
- Schoenfeld (SXF): An airport used by a number of low-cost carriers, this airport is about 45 minutes from the main Berlin train station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) on an S-bahn (commuter rail) route.
- Tegel (TXL): An airport serviced by many major airlines and all major airline alliances. To get to the main train station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof), you’ll need to take a bus or taxi.
- Leipzig/Halle (LEJ): A regional airport, you can get flights on several major international carriers currently representing two of the major airline alliances, as well as a host of low cost carriers. A train station is located directly at the airport, and it takes about 90 minutes to get to Jena.
- Altenberg/Leipzig (AOC): A small airport with one daily flight from both London/Stansted and Barcelona/Girona. Once you have picked up your luggage and exited the terminal, you’ll need to take a bus and then a train to get to Jena.
- Erfurt (ERF): A regional airport served by a low-cost carrier and other small airlines with connections to major airlines. To get to Jena, you’ll need to take a tram and then a train, taking about an hour.
To plan your onward journey to Jena, please check the Deutsche Bahn Website - at the top you'll see a menu to change the language version of the site. If you enter "Jena" as your destination, Deutsch Bahn will select the train station in Jena that is easiest for you to access, either Jena West or Jena Paradise.
When planning your air travel to the institute, please feel free to contact our staff for recommendations on your best itinerary.
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