There are 6 ways to get from Heilbronn to Olten by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re45 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
4h 13mCHF 31–124Bus, train
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N184
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
4h 59mCHF 41–61Drive 267.9 km
- Drive from Heilbronn to Oltencar 267.9 km
3h 14mCHF 52–74Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 36mCHF 126–341Train
- Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain 85462 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Oltentrain Ice
5h 15mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
5h 34mCHF 131–385
Heilbronn to Olten by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heilbronn to Olten is to bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Heilbronn to Olten is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Heilbronn to Olten. However, there are services departing from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Olten via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 13m.
The distance between Heilbronn and Olten is 304 km. The road distance is 267.9 km.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Olten without a car is to train via Basel which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Heilbronn to Olten, including transfers.
Heilbronn to Olten train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof station.
Heilbronn to Olten train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heilbronn to Olten is 268 km. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Heilbronn to Olten.
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What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Olten via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 4h 13m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 13–19
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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