There are 8 ways to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Hildesheim
best- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
4h 41m€78–354Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Mannheimbus
7h 44m€37–59Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1335 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
7h 21m€38–61Drive 404.7 km
- Drive from Braunschweig to Heidelbergcar 404.7 km
3h 25m€58–84Train to Hannover Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 30m€122–341Drive, car train
- Drive from Braunschweig to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Heidelbergcar
5h 24m€116–142Train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
6h 45m€110–490Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 12m€145–397
Braunschweig to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 3h 25m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Braunschweig station to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Brunswick central station and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 21m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Braunschweig and Heidelberg is 439 km. The road distance is 404.7 km.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Hildesheim which takes 4h 41m and costs €75 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Braunschweig to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brunswick central station.
Braunschweig to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Heidelberg is to train via Hildesheim which takes 4h 41m and costs €75 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 7h 21m.
What companies run services between Braunschweig, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brunswick central station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Frankfurt central train station in around 7h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164174
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-enno.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-enno.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brunswick central station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Braunschweig to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Braunschweig to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Braunschweig to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Braunschweig to Heidelberg is 405 km. It takes approximately 3h 25m to drive from Braunschweig to Heidelberg.
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