There are 6 ways to get from Heidelberg to Durban by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane FRA - DUR
17h 9mR 6,433–18,006Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane STR - DUR
21h 38mR 7,037–23,163Train to Frankfurt, fly to Margate, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Margate (MGH)plane FRA - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
19h 58mR 8,473–24,056Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane FRA - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
21h 1mR 8,298–19,186Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ZRH - DUR
21h 48mR 7,338–23,226Train to Frankfurt, fly to Richards Bay, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane FRA - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
20h 46mR 7,873–18,026
Frankfurt (FRA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Durban is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 18 000 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Durban is to train and fly which takes 17h 9m and costs R 6 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Heidelberg and Durban is 9255 km.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Heidelberg to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2219+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Durban, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Heidelberg to Durban. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), walk to Durban Airport, then take the bus to Durban Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen/Messe, walk to Stuttgart Airport (STR) airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), walk to Durban Airport, then take the bus to Durban Station.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–18,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Luanda, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–17,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Luanda, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Richards Bay via Luanda, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Margate via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–32,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Frankfurt to Margate via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–23,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 310–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–290
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–290
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–290
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–290
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 240–300
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 490–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- [email protected]
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 280–330
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–180
- Website
- Intercape
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