There are 10 ways to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
8h 17m€189–373Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus N1720
14h 9m€70–120Drive 885.7 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Heidelbergcar 885.7 km
8h 36m€137–198Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MPL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 42m€173–386Train via Paris
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
8h 17m€231–457Bus, train
- Take the bus from MONTPELLIER, Arret TRAM No2, Av. du Colonel A.Pavelet, Rue de l to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 26 / ...
16h 36m€130–329Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 2m€129–362Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LYS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 9m€170–412Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 48m€111–451Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MPL - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
8h 24m
Montpellier to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €170 - €420.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Montpellier and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Montpellier and Heidelberg is 951 km. The road distance is 885.7 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs €180 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Montpellier to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Heidelberg is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs €180 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 9m.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 17m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Montpellier to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint twice daily. Tickets cost €70–120 and the journey takes 14h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Frankfurt via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from MONTPELLIER, Arret TRAM No2, Av. du Colonel A.Pavelet, Rue de l to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
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More Questions & Answers
Montpellier to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Montpellier to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Heidelberg is 886 km. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Montpellier to Heidelberg.
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