Travel to Heidelberg
Every way to reach Heidelberg: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Heidelberg is reachable from 46 places across 5 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 12 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 40 km away.
How people reach Heidelberg
Every mode that actually calls at Heidelberg, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 92 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 580 km | 9 |
| Coach | 20 | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 211 km | 3 |
- 46Places you can arrive from
- 46Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 12Operators
The trip ends at Heidelberg Hbf. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Heidelberg for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 70 | 63% | Neustadt an der Weinstraße, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 42 | 38% | Ingolstadt, 211 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Heidelberg that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 84 | 75% |
| Austria | 12 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 7% |
| Czechia | 4 | 4% |
| Italy | 4 | 4% |
Stations, airports and ports in Heidelberg
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Heidelberg
- Heidelberg Hbf
- Heidelberg Rbf
- Heidelberg Central Station
- Schriesheim OEG-Bahnhof
- Campus
- Neuenheim
The cheapest journeys into Heidelberg
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe to Heidelberg bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 49 km |
| Stuttgart to Heidelberg bus | €10.07 | 2h | 78 km |
| Heilbronn to Heidelberg bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 49 km |
| Ulm to Heidelberg bus | €11.18 | 3h 2m | 147 km |
| Saarbrücken to Heidelberg bus | €11.73 | 2h 41m | 123 km |
| Karlsruhe to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 49 km |
| Darmstadt to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 52 km |
| Mainz to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 70 km |
| Heilbronn to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 49 km |
| Rüsselsheim am Main to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 68 km |
| Kaiserslautern to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 67 km |
| Neustadt an der Weinstraße to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 40 km |
| Pforzheim to Heidelberg train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 58 km |
| Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg train | €12.44 | 1h 26m | 79 km |
| Freiburg im Breisgau to Heidelberg bus | €12.83 | 3h 30m | 169 km |
| Wiesbaden to Heidelberg train | €12.99 | 1h 28m | 82 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Heidelberg well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Heidelberg
Most of the points near Heidelberg Hbf open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Heidelberg
Common questions about Travel to Heidelberg
How can I get to Heidelberg?
Heidelberg is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 46 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 12 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Heidelberg?
The cheapest way into Heidelberg is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 46 origins we sell into Heidelberg over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Heidelberg?
The fastest journey into Heidelberg is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 40 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Heidelberg have?
Heidelberg has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Heidelberg Hbf, Heidelberg Rbf, Heidelberg Central Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Heidelberg from within 200 km?
70 of the routes we sell into Heidelberg start within 200 km. The nearest is Neustadt an der Weinstraße, 40 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Heidelberg in Germany?
Heidelberg connects to 46 places on our network across 5 countries, the furthest of them 580 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
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Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
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Day trips out of Heidelberg and across Germany
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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