There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Arles by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Avignon
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
9h 25m€151–373Bus via Karlsruhe
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Avignonbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
13h 43m€71–157Drive 843.7 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Arlescar 843.7 km
8h 29m€131–189Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
5h 55m€113–343Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nimestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Arlestrain Ter
10h 36m€181–384Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 51m€82–157Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane SXB - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
6h 34m€98–423Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arlestrain
7h 27m€171–421Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Merzigtrain
- Take the bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpobus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LUX - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
9h 42m€102–353Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
- Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Arlestrain
9h 38m€192–463
Heidelberg to Arles by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Arles is to bus via Karlsruhe which costs €70 - €160 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Arles is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Arles. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Gare Centre via Karlsruhe central train station and Le Lac. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Arles. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Arles via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg, Avignon TGV and Avignon Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Arles is 900 km. The road distance is 843.7 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Arles without a car is to train via Avignon which takes 9h 25m and costs €150 - €380.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Heidelberg to Arles, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Arles train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Arles is to train via Avignon which takes 9h 25m and costs €150 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Karlsruhe, which costs €70 - €160 and takes 13h 43m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Arles via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Avignon Tgv, Avignon TGV, and Avignon Centre in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Arles via Karlsruhe central train station, Le Lac, Gare Centre, and Avignon Centre in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Avignon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Avignon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Heidelberg to Arles train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Arles is 844 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Heidelberg to Arles.
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