There are 5 ways to get from Heidelberg to Hildesheim by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 13
3h 17m€70–310Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Hannover Messe/Laatzennighttrain Nj
5h 15m€29–100Bus, train
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Göttingen central bus stationbus 198
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
6h 5m€38–99Drive 388.1 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Hildesheimcar 388.1 km
3h 11m€55–80Train, fly
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbftrain
4h 11m€116–356
Heidelberg to Hildesheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Hildesheim is to bus and train which costs €35 - €100 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Hildesheim is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs €55 - €80.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 17m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Hildesheim is 397 km. The road distance is 388.1 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Hildesheim without a car is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs €70 - €310.
The train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 17m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Heidelberg to Hildesheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Heidelberg to Hildesheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Hildesheim is 388 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Heidelberg to Hildesheim.
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What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Hildesheim, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof 5 times a day. Tickets cost €70–310 and the journey takes 3h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hannover Messe/Laatzen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–98
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–98
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- DB Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Göttingen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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