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

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There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Rostock by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train 13 / ...
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train 25
    7h 43m
    €135–310

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus stationbus bus N1386 / ...
    12h 15m
    €68–101

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train 33 / ...
    9h 14m
    €75–273

  4. Drive  676.4 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Rostockcar car 676.4 km
    6h 31m
    €100–144

  5. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train 33 / ...
    8h 8m
    €133–403

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Rostockcar car
    9h 5m
    €133–179

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 34m
    €134–474

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane FRA - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 35m
    €128–395

  9. 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 Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 10m
    €130–336

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane FRA - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 14m
    €185–351

Heidelberg to Rostock by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration7h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€135Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 803.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 43m

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

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Göttingen in around 7h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Rostock central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 12h 15m.

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