There are 6 ways to get from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen by bus, train, rideshare, taxi, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke to Oftersheim, Hardtwaldringbus 717
17 minRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen12.8 km
31 min€2Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen, Bahnhoftrain S12
30 min€4–7Train via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S2 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen, Bahnhoftrain S9 / ...
49 min€6–22Taxi
- Take the taxi from Heidelberg to Schwetzingentaxi 11.5 km
12 min€29–35Drive 11.5 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Schwetzingencar 11.5 km
12 min€2–3
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen is to rideshare which costs €2 and takes 31 min.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs €29 - €35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke and arriving at Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Schwetzingen, Bahnhof. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 30 min.
The distance between Heidelberg and Schwetzingen is 10 km. The road distance is 11.5 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen without a car is to bus which takes 17 min and costs .
The bus from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke to Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring takes 17 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Heidelberg to Schwetzingen bus services, operated by Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH, depart from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke station.
Heidelberg to Schwetzingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen is to bus which takes 17 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €4 - €7 and takes 30 min.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Schwetzingen, Germany?
Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH operates a bus from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke to Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring hourly, and the journey takes 17 min. SWEG (Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH) also services this route hourly. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen, Bahnhof 5 times a week. Tickets cost €4–7 and the journey takes 30 min.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 6281 511 52
- Website
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
Bus from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke to Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
- Phone
- +49 7821 2702-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- sweg.de
Bus from Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke to Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- €29–35
GTM-24
- Phone
- +49 621 15207676
- Website
- gtm-24.de
Shuttletaxi24 Mannheim
- Phone
- +49 162 265 7469
- Website
- shuttletaxi24.de
Taxi Böhm
- Phone
- +49 621738561
- Website
- taxiboehm.com
Taxi Monnem
- Phone
- +49 179 9040196
- Website
- taximonnem.de
Taxi Zentrale Mannheim eG
- Phone
- +49 0621 218 18
- Website
- taxi-mannheim.de
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Schwetzingen bus services, operated by Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH, arrive at Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring station.
Heidelberg to Schwetzingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Schwetzingen, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Schwetzingen is 11 km. It takes approximately 12 min to drive from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen.
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