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How to get fromHeidelberg to Dessauby train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Dessau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 62 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    6h 5m
    €88–235

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S8
    8h 31m
    €43–192

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N13
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    7h 59m
    €51–103

  4. Drive  467.2 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Dessaucar car 467.2 km
    5h 6m
    €69–99

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Köthentrain train 55
    9h 3m
    €142–295

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane FRA - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    5h 3m
    €116–251

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 12m
    €118–383

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane FRA - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 12m
    €113–335

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    6h 34m
    €159–450

Heidelberg to Dessau by train

Calendar122Weekly Trains
Duration6h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€88Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 517.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Dessau, Germany?

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Dessau Hbf via Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf in around 6h 5m.

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