There are 11 ways to get from Ankara to Heidelberg by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ESB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 37m€92–403Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 198 / ...
37h 48m€123–198Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
43h 1m€151–290Drive 2,659.3 km
- Drive from Ankara to Heidelbergcar 2,659.3 km
23h 59m€391–564Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ESB - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 23m€98–332Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ESB - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 40m€101–363Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ESB - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 22m€108–432Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ESB - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 31m€167–515Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
38h 40m€174–252Train, night train, bus via Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Mannheim Central Bus Stationbus
45h 43m€124–209Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mannheim central bus stationbus
2d 1h€242–372
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Heidelberg is to fly and train which costs €100 - €370 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs €90 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 1m.
The distance between Ankara and Heidelberg is 2319 km. The road distance is 2659.3 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Heidelberg without a car is to bus which takes 37h 48m and costs €120 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Ankara to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Ankara to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Heidelberg train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
Ankara to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and Karlsruhe central train station in around 37h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Munich International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Munich International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €136
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Citylines
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Heidelberg is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 7:31 AM in Ankara and 5:31 AM in Heidelberg.
Ankara to Heidelberg train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Heidelberg is 2659 km. It takes approximately 23h 59m to drive from Ankara to Heidelberg.
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