Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Gießen to Heidelberg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h 46 m
Average
1 h 48 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
131 km
It's difficult to get from Gießen to Heidelberg without transferring at least once.
Distance | 81 miles (130 km) | |
Average train duration | 1 h 50 min | |
Average train ticket price | $22 (€19) | |
Train frequency | 19 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there is 1 direct train a day | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Gießen to Heidelberg cover the 81 miles (130 km) long journey taking on average 1 h 50 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 19 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this journey for as low as $15 (€13), but the average price of train tickets is $22 (€19). Travelers depart most frequently from Gießen and arrive in Heidelberg Hbf.
Find the best trains to Heidelberg from Gießen with Omio's travel partners Deutsche Bahn from $15 (€13). We can find you the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the best journey.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train from Gießen to Heidelberg. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Train information from Gießen to Heidelberg with Deutsche Bahn:
When departing from Gießen, you have various train station options to start your trip from including Gießen, Gießen Licher Str and Gießen Oswaldsgarten. When arriving in Heidelberg, you can end your trip in train stations like Heidelberg Hbf, Heidelberg-Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen and Heidelberg-Altstadt.
Omio customers book a train from Gießen to Heidelberg Hbf most frequently for this route.
You can find the most popular departure train station for this route, Gießen, located approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from the city center of Gießen. The most popular arrival train station in Heidelberg, called Heidelberg Hbf, is located around 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away from its city center.
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