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Thuringia: Wartburg to Weimar: 4-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 4-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 2-day plan · 3-day plan · 4-day plan · best time to go.
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4
days
105 km
distance
4.3 h
driving
27
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~16.3 hours of daylight in June — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Park an der Ilm in full Goethe green, the Wartburg's timber courtyard warm in low sun, and Erfurt's merchant bridge lined with open workshops.
Day 1 Eisenach & the Wartburg → Erfurt
- Transit
- 1h45
- Finish
- ~17:55
- Temperature
- 11.5°C–22.3°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
09:00
Explore grand halls and historic rooms where Luther translated the Bible.
50 min · Eisenach & the Wartburg · €9
open: English guided tour: daily 13:30
10:00
Step into a half-timbered house where young Martin Luther once lived.
50 min · Eisenach & the Wartburg
open: Daily 10:00-17:00
11:00
Discover artifacts and music that reveal the life of Johann Sebastian Bach.
50 min · Eisenach & the Wartburg · €9 adult, €5 student
open: Daily 10:00-18:00
14:05
You will see the towering Gothic architecture and intricate stone carvings of Erfurt's largest and oldest church.
50 min · Erfurt
15:05
Visit the oldest surviving European synagogue, now a museum of Jewish heritage.
50 min · Erfurt · Adult €8, reduced €5
open: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
16:05
16:55
Wirtshaus Christoffel wirtshaus-christoffel-erfurt.de map ↗
Feast on classic German dishes in a cozy medieval-style setting.
60 min · Erfurt
open: 11:00-22:00
Overnight: Erfurt
e.g. Dorint Hotel am Dom Erfurt · Erfurter Hof
Day 2 Around Erfurt
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~15:50
- Temperature
- 11.5°C–22.3°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
09:00
Take in panoramic city views from this historic defence fortress.
50 min · Erfurt
10:00
11:00
12:00
Discover the ancient ritual bath hidden beneath the medieval city.
50 min · Erfurt · Free
open: Guided tours: Nov – Mar: Th 15:00, Apr–Oct: Th 16:00 & Sa 14:00
13:00
Walk through the monastery where Martin Luther lived and studied.
50 min · Erfurt
14:00
See the modern synagogue built on the site of the Nazi-destroyed original.
50 min · Erfurt
14:50
Overnight here
e.g. Dorint Hotel am Dom Erfurt · Erfurter Hof
Day 3 Weimar
- Transit
- 0h58
- Finish
- ~17:00
- Temperature
- 11.5°C–22.3°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
09:30
Marvel at rococo elegance in a uniquely styled library.
50 min · Weimar
10:30
Explore UNESCO-protected Bauhaus architecture and art.
50 min · Weimar
11:30
12:30
13:30
Enjoy world-class opera, theatre, and concerts on six stages.
90 min · Weimar
15:10
Discover the origins of Bauhaus design in a contemporary space.
50 min · Weimar · Free exhibition on the ground level & paid exhibition (€10) on the upper levels
open: W-M 09:30-18:00, Tu closed
16:00
Overnight here
e.g. DJH Jugendherberge Am Poseckschen Garten · Labyrinth Hostel Weimar
Day 4 Jena
- Transit
- 1h06
- Finish
- ~17:15
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–22.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 16.3h
10:00
Wander among diverse plant collections in a beautiful setting.
50 min · Jena · Admission €5, reduced €3
open: Apr–Oct daily 10:00-19:00, Nov–Mar daily 10:00-18:00, closed on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
11:00
Gaze up at the towering symbol of the socialist city.
50 min · Jena · Visit of the observation platform €3
12:00
Experience celestial shows in one of the world's oldest planetariums.
90 min · Jena · Educational and family programmes €8.50, reduced
13:40
15:20
Explore the evolution of optical instruments and technology.
50 min · Jena · Admission €5, reduced €4. Combi tickets for the Zeiss planetarium available
open: closed for renovations until 2023
16:25
Climb the medieval donjon for panoramic city views.
50 min · Jena
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