There are 4 ways to get from Heidelberg to Kandern by train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 55 bus
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel Bad Bf to Kandern Busbahnhofbus 55
3h 57mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Lörrach central train stationbus FlixBus 007 / ...
4h 48m€22–35Night train, line 55 bus
- Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Basel Bad Bf to Kandern Busbahnhofbus 55
3h 48mDrive 229.8 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Kanderncar 229.8 km
2h 1m€43–62
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Kandern is to bus which costs €22 - €35 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Kandern is to drive which takes 2h 1m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Kandern. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Kandern Busbahnhof via Lörrach Busbahnhof and Lörrach-Brombach/Hauingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 48m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Kandern is 266 km. The road distance is 229.8 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Kandern without a car is to train and line 55 bus which takes 3h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Heidelberg to Kandern, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Kandern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Kandern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lörrach central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Kandern is 230 km. It takes approximately 2h 1m to drive from Heidelberg to Kandern.
There are 1815+ hotels available in Kandern.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Kandern, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Lörrach central train station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €22–35 and the journey takes 3h 19m.
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- 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
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–27
- Phone
- +49 7621 5880520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach
Bus from Basel Bad Bf to Kandern Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach
Bus from Basel Bad Bf to Kandern Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Lörrach central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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