There are 5 ways to get from Heidelberg to Brienz by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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 Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
6h 16mCHF 46–319Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
9h 18mCHF 51–69Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
7h 52mCHF 67–149Drive 389.7 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Brienzcar 389.7 km
3h 44mCHF 65–94Train, fly
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
6h 43mCHF 160–387
Heidelberg to Brienz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Brienz is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 70 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Brienz is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Brienz West, Bahnhof/Hauptstr. via Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Brienz via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Interlaken Ost. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 16m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Brienz is 423 km. The road distance is 389.7 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Brienz without a car is to train which takes 6h 16m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Heidelberg to Brienz, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Brienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Brienz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Brienz is to train which takes 6h 16m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 70 and takes 9h 18m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Brienz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Brienz via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Interlaken Ost in around 6h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Brienz West, Bahnhof/Hauptstr. via Zurich Bus Station, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- 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
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–88
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 85–88
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 24–29
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- Shuttler
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Booking & Getting There
Heidelberg to Brienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Heidelberg to Brienz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Brienz is 390 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Heidelberg to Brienz.
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