Buses leaving from the bus terminal adjacent to the main train station are only serving regional destinations of minor touristic interest, such as Eisenberg or Schleiz.
The best option is going by train from Westbahnhof to towns like Weimar 20 min. or Erfurt 40 min.. Trains are leaving approx. once an hour. From the main train station Jena-Paradis, it is possible to go to Dornburg, Naumburg and Rudolstadt by regional train, and to Leipzig, Berlin, Nuremberg and Munich by ICE high speed train. Trains leaving every two hours.
People who like hiking might try the Thüringenweg, a 400 kilometre hiking trail: (http://www.wanderbares-de...)
Cyclists will enjoy the Saale-Radweg, (http://www.fahrradreisen....) or the so-called Städtekette, see (http://www.fahrradreisen....) .
