Ingolstadt to Erlangen

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Ingolstadt to Erlangen. From €13.54, fastest 1h 35m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Ingolstadt to Erlangen runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:49 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €13.54, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 35m over 111 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked 17 September 2026Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €13.54, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026

€13.54

  • 157%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Ingolstadt

No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.

  • 06:49First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

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Buying this journey

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €28.39Fri18
  2. about €30.59Sat19
  3. about €30.59Sun20
  4. about €22.89Mon21
  5. about €18.49Tue22
  6. about €27.29Wed23
  7. about €26.19Thu24
  8. about €20.69Fri25
  9. about €19.04Sat26
  10. about €22.89Sun27
  11. about €22.34Mon28
  12. about €21.79Tue29
  13. about €22.34Wed30
  14. about €16.29Thu1
  15. about €20.14Fri2
  16. about €20.69Sat3
  17. about €15.74Sun4
  18. about €13.54Mon5
  19. about €14.64Tue6
  20. about €14.09Wed7
  21. about €17.94Thu8

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Erlangen. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Erlangen for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Ingolstadt to Erlangen

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €17.3990 days
  2. €11.8860 days
  3. €11.8945 days
  4. €14.0930 days
  5. €17.9421 days
  6. €16.2914 days
  7. €26.197 days
  8. €30.593 days
  9. €28.391 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 157 percent. The dearest point is €30.59, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€30.59€11.88137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Ingolstadt to Erlangen and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

111 km

97 km as the crow flies, 14% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.

Who lives at each end

120,658102,675

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

How we know

0/2

2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.

The route

IngolstadtIngolstadtErlangenErlangen
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 111 km against 97 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Germering, Augsburg, Aalen, Heidenheim an der Brenz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

Erlangen is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Erlangen

Most of the points near Erlangen open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Ingolstadt to Erlangen

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

The fastest journey from Ingolstadt to Erlangen takes 1h 35m door to door, of which 54m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 37m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

The cheapest fare from Ingolstadt to Erlangen is €13.54, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.69. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

The cheapest way from Ingolstadt to Erlangen is by train, at €13.54 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 38m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

Fares from Ingolstadt to Erlangen bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 157 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

Thursday is the cheapest day to depart from Ingolstadt to Erlangen, at €17.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ingolstadt to Erlangen, at €12.99 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

No operator record names Ingolstadt to Erlangen directly. Arverio Bayern publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

20 percent of the services we sell from Ingolstadt to Erlangen are direct. The rest connect at Germering, Augsburg, Aalen, Heidenheim an der Brenz, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Ingolstadt to Erlangen use?

Services from Ingolstadt to Erlangen by train leave from Ingolstadt Hbf and arrive at Erlangen. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Ingolstadt to Erlangen?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ingolstadt to Erlangen allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Ingolstadt to Erlangen on 17 September 2026: 111 km of route against 97 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €13.54, and 1h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Erlangen is somebody else's catalogue.

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Day trips out of Erlangen and across Germany

Day trips that leave Erlangen in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Ingolstadt reaches 47 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 47 to 326 km. Erlangen reaches 13 places in 1 countries, from 74 to 167 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Ingolstadt

  • 47Places you can leave for
  • 4Countries
  • 10Operators

Arriving in Erlangen

Leaving Erlangen

  • 13Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 3Operators

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