There are 7 ways to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train via Hanover
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
5h 15m€54–200Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N116
8h 21m€43–63Drive 401 km
- Drive from Bielefeld to Heilbronncar 401 km
3h 59m€60–86Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 12m€140–282Train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10b / ...
6h 32m€96–225Train, night train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wuerzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
7h 18m€87–199Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
6h 34m€132–408
Bielefeld to Heilbronn by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 3h 59m and costs €55 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Bielefeld to Heilbronn station. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof and arriving at Heilbronn central train station via Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Bielefeld to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld Hbf and arriving at Heilbronn Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Wuerzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 15m.
The distance between Bielefeld and Heilbronn is 561 km. The road distance is 401 km.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 5h 15m and costs €50 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Bielefeld to Heilbronn bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof station.
Bielefeld to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bielefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Heilbronn is to train via Hanover which takes 5h 15m and costs €50 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €65 and takes 8h 21m.
What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Würzburg Hbf, and Wuerzburg Hbf in around 5h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Heilbronn central train station via Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr and Dortmund central bus station in around 8h 21m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–94
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €91–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–31
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bielefeld to Heilbronn bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr station.
Bielefeld to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bielefeld to Heilbronn is 401 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Bielefeld to Heilbronn.
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