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Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg. From €15.19, fastest 1h 43m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:39 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €15.19, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 43m over 131 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 7, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €15.19, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 7, 2026

€15.19

  • 179%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:39First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Buying this trip

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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 €45.44Mon21
  2. about €26.74Tue22
  3. about €36.09Wed23
  4. about €39.94Thu24
  5. about €35.54Fri25
  6. about €29.49Sat26
  7. about €32.79Sun27
  8. about €25.09Mon28
  9. about €18.49Tue29
  10. about €22.34Wed30
  11. about €24.54Thu1
  12. about €21.24Fri2
  13. about €21.79Sat3
  14. about €22.89Sun4
  15. about €16.29Mon5
  16. about €16.84Tue6
  17. about €15.19Wed7
  18. about €26.19Thu8
  19. about €18.49Fri9
  20. about €21.24Sat10
  21. about €21.79Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Würzburg. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Würzburg for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Würzburg Hbf and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg

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

  1. €20.6990 days
  2. €21.7960 days
  3. €16.2945 days
  4. €17.3930 days
  5. €21.7921 days
  6. €22.8914 days
  7. €32.797 days
  8. €36.093 days
  9. €45.441 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €16.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 179 percent. The most expensive point is €45.44, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€45.44€16.29137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg 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

131 km

114 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.

Who lives at each end

163,196133,731

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

The route

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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 131 km against 114 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Dreieich, Heilbronn, Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Würzburg Hbf

Most of the points near Würzburg Hbf open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

The fastest journey from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg takes 1h 43m door to door, of which 1h 7m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 47m, 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

The cheapest fare from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg is €15.19, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.89. 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

The cheapest way from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg is by train, at €15.19 for one passenger on October 7, 2026. That journey takes 1h 51m 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

Fares from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €16.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 179 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg, at €18.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg, at €13.54 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 service from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

DB Fernverkehr publish service areas covering both Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Würzburg, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

20 percent of the services we sell from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg are direct. The rest connect at Dreieich, Heilbronn, Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, with about 47 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg use?

Services from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg by train leave from Ludwigshafen (Rh) Hbf and arrive at Würzburg Hbf. 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg 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 The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Würzburg on September 20, 2026: 131 km of route against 114 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €15.19, and 1h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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The two ends, compared

Ludwigshafen am Rhein reaches 43 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 496 km. Würzburg reaches 63 places in 4 countries, from 61 to 503 km.

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  • 4Countries
  • 8Operators

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