There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Heidelberg by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ALC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 15m€95–287Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane ALC - FKB
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 51m€79–310Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
18h 13m€270–434Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 198 / ...
27h 21m€148–249Drive 1,718.4 km
- Drive from Alicante to Heidelbergcar 1,718.4 km
16h 35m€321–464Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VLC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 12m€120–319Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Basel (BSL)plane ALC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h€124–393Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ALC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 55m€86–312Train via Avignon
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
19h 15m€293–444Bus via Perpignan
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus
27h 49m€157–245
Alicante to Heidelberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Heidelberg is to fly and train which costs €85 - €320 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 6h 15m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Estació d'Autobusos de València, Barcelona - North Bus Station and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 13m.
The distance between Alicante and Heidelberg is 1596 km. The road distance is 1718.4 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 18h 13m and costs €270 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Alicante to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Alicante to Heidelberg bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Heidelberg is to train which takes 18h 13m and costs €270 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 27h 21m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Estació d'Autobusos de València, Barcelona - North Bus Station, and Karlsruhe central train station in around 27h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Valencia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Alicante to Heidelberg bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Alicante to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Heidelberg is 1718 km. It takes approximately 16h 35m to drive from Alicante to Heidelberg.
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