296 miles (478 km) | |
Bus, train or flight | |
$18 - $55 | |
Train • $18 (€16) • 4 h 56 min | |
Flight • $55 (€50) • 1 h 10 min | |
FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 296 miles (478 km) by bus, train or flight to Heidelberg from Berlin. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Berlin to Heidelberg.
How to get from Berlin to Heidelberg by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Berlin to Heidelberg is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel on BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa and Eurowings travel from Berlin to Heidelberg at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of travel 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 travel between Berlin and Heidelberg. DB uses different types of travel 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 travel.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS) is a popular French travel company from France operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe and connecting over 300 destinations. It is a subsidiary of the French carpooling service, BlaBlaCar. Standard amenities on BlaBlaCar Bus include toilets, air conditioning, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. There is also free Wi-Fi available on select routes. The only ticket type from BlaBlaCar Bus is the Standard ticket, which allows each traveler to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags.
Germany's largest airline is Lufthansa. Fly from Berlin to Heidelberg and book your most convinient travel ticket from Lufthansa's many ticket options including: Economy Light, Economy Classic, Economy Flex, Business Class and First Class.
There are 3 travel options to Heidelberg from Berlin. You can take a bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Heidelberg is by taking a train with average ticket prices of $18 (€16) compared to other travel options to Heidelberg:
Taking a train costs $3 (€2) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $20 (€18) for the same trip.
A train is $38 (€34) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Berlin to Heidelberg costing on average $55 (€50).
The fastest way to get to Heidelberg from Berlin is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 10 min.
Other travel options to Heidelberg take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 8 h 30 min of travel time.
Taking a train requires on average 4 h 56 min of travel time.
The distance is approximately 296 miles (478 km) from Berlin to Heidelberg.
The average frequency per day from Berlin to Heidelberg is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Berlin and Heidelberg as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Berlin to Heidelberg:
The following travel companies offer services from Berlin to Heidelberg:
Yes, there are direct routes from Berlin to Heidelberg with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Heidelberg tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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