There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Stresa by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Stresabus R23 / ...
8h 32mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Stresa - Imbarcaderobus 35
12h 4m€58–102Drive 552.6 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Stresacar 552.6 km
5h 52m€88–127Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
6h 7mNight train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Castione-Arbedotrain
- Take the train from Castione to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train S50
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Stresa - Imbarcaderobus 35
13h 17m€104–204Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STR - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Stresabus
6h 21mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane FRA - LIN
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Stresatrain
7h 8m€58–271Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Stresabus
8h 8mTrain to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Stresabus
8h 16m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Stresa is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Stresa is to drive which takes 5h 52m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Stresa. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Stresa - Imbarcadero via Karlsruhe central train station and Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Stresa is 535 km. The road distance is 552.6 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Stresa without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Heidelberg to Stresa, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Stresa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Stresa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Stresa is 553 km. It takes approximately 5h 52m to drive from Heidelberg to Stresa.
There are 3989+ hotels available in Stresa.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Stresa, Italy?
You can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Stresa - Imbarcadero via Karlsruhe central train station, Milan, and Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 in around 12h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- 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
- €10–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Stresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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