There are 7 ways to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Hildesheim
best- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
5h 7m€79–372Bus via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1335 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
8h 54m€36–62Drive 402 km
- Drive from Rothenburg to Heidelbergcar 402 km
3h 22m€58–83Train, fly
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 18m€124–346Drive, car train
- Drive from Rothenburg to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Heidelbergcar
5h 26m€116–142Train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
8h 4m€112–502Bus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Mannheimbus
9h 8m€37–59
Rothenburg to Heidelberg by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Rothenburg to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Braunschweig, Isarstraße and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Braunschweig, Cyriaksring, Brunswick central station and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Rothenburg to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Braunschweig, Alsterplatz and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof and Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
The distance between Rothenburg and Heidelberg is 443 km. The road distance is 402 km.
The best way to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Hildesheim which takes 5h 7m and costs €75 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Rothenburg to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brunswick central station.
Rothenburg to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rothenburg to Heidelberg is to train via Hildesheim which takes 5h 7m and costs €75 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 54m.
What companies run services between Rothenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Braunschweig, Alsterplatz to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof/Viewegs G., Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof, and Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Braunschweig, Isarstraße to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Braunschweig, Cyriaksring, Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof, Brunswick central station, and Frankfurt central train station in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164174
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-enno.de
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-enno.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brunswick central station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Braunschweig to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Rothenburg to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Rothenburg to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rothenburg to Heidelberg is 402 km. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Rothenburg to Heidelberg.
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