There are 6 ways to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim by train, bus, rideshare, 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
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
53 min€12–70Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mannheim to Pforzheim89.8 km
1h 12m€4–8Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Pforzheim central bus stationbus N215
2h 45m€7–14Train via Karlsruhe-Durlach
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe-Durlachtrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
1h 24m€16–71Train, line 733 bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bruchsaltrain S3 / ...
- Take the bus from Bretten to Pforzheim ZOBbus 733
2h 21mDrive 89.9 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Pforzheimcar 89.9 km
55 min€14–20
Mannheim to Pforzheim by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim is to rideshare which costs €4 - €8 and takes 1h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim is to train which takes 53 min and costs €11 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Mannheim station to Pforzheim station. However, there are services departing from Mannheim central bus station and arriving at Pforzheim central bus station via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Pforzheim. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 53 min.
The distance between Mannheim and Pforzheim is 90 km. The road distance is 89.9 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim without a car is to train which takes 53 min and costs €11 - €70.
It takes approximately 53 min to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim, including transfers.
Mannheim to Pforzheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Pforzheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Pforzheim is to train which takes 53 min and costs €11 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €7 - €14 and takes 2h 45m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Pforzheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 53 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Pforzheim central bus station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 2h 45m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bruchsal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe-Durlach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bruchsal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe-Durlach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Bruchsal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €7–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €10–15
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Pforzheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 (7231) 39 70 299
- [email protected]
- Website
- VPE
Bus from Bretten to Pforzheim ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- VPE
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Mannheim to Pforzheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Mannheim to Pforzheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Mannheim to Pforzheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Pforzheim is 90 km. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim.
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