There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Heidelberg by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SMF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
18h 38m€370–840Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SFO - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
19h 30m€275–791Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SFO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
16h 48m€317–580Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OAK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
18h 58m€311–888Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SJC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
21h 48m€402–907Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SFO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 13m€398–703Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SFO - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 30m€373–667Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SFO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 44m€483–1,342
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Heidelberg is to train and BART and fly which costs €310 - €600 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Heidelberg is to train and BART and fly which takes 16h 48m and costs €310 - €600.
The distance between Sacramento and Heidelberg is 9116 km.
It takes approximately 18h 38m to get from Sacramento to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Heidelberg is 9h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 8:41 AM in Sacramento and 5:41 PM in Heidelberg.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Heidelberg.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Heidelberg, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sacramento to Heidelberg. However, you can take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the train to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Frankfurt via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Frankfurt via Seattle, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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