There are 10 ways to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
5h 59m€59–163Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrumbus 068 / ...
- Take the bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus N94
9h 17m€45–74Drive 517.8 km
- Drive from Haarlem to Heidelbergcar 517.8 km
4h 45m€96–138Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AMS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 52m€123–318Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice / ...
6h 28m€57–121Train via Utrecht
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
8h 44m€80–218Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 31m€177–457Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane AMS - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 54m€139–396Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane AMS - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 34m€133–400Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Haarlem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 12m€107–296
Haarlem to Heidelberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Haarlem to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Haarlem to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Haarlem and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Amsterdam Centraal, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 59m.
The distance between Haarlem and Heidelberg is 531 km. The road distance is 517.8 km.
The best way to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 5h 59m and costs €55 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Haarlem to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Haarlem to Heidelberg train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Haarlem to Heidelberg is to train via Cologne which takes 5h 59m and costs €55 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 17m.
What companies run services between Haarlem, Netherlands and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Haarlem to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Amsterdam Centraal, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Haarlem to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, and Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- 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 Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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 Haarlem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- 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 Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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 Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
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
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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Booking & Getting There
Haarlem to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum station.
Haarlem to Heidelberg train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Haarlem to Heidelberg is 518 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Haarlem to Heidelberg.
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