There are 9 ways to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
8h 40m€106–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 198 / ...
11h 51m€51–100Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Stationbus 144
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 51m€59–143Drive 504.3 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Heidelbergcar 504.3 km
4h 59m€81–117Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 49m€139–327Train via Neuchâtel
- Take the train from Martigny to Neuchâteltrain Re
- Take the train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
10h 1m€150–376Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 9m€83–248Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 49m€136–380Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 27m€122–346
Chamonix to Heidelberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 4h 59m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Chamonix and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Geneva and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Vallorcine, Martigny, Visp, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Chamonix and Heidelberg is 570 km. The road distance is 504.3 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs €100 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Chamonix to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chamonix station.
Chamonix to Heidelberg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Martigny station.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Heidelberg is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €100 and takes 11h 51m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Vallorcine, Martigny, Visp, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Geneva and Karlsruhe central train station in around 11h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Martigny to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- €44–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
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
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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 Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- 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 Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- 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)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €92–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–32
- 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 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)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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 Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Chamonix to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Swiss Tours
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Chamonix to Heidelberg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Visp station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Heidelberg is 504 km. It takes approximately 4h 59m to drive from Chamonix to Heidelberg.
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