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How to get fromSchmalkalden to Heidelbergby taxi, train, car, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Schmalkalden to Heidelberg by taxi, train, car, or bus

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  1. Taxi, train

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Schmalkalden to Eisenach Hbftaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11 / ...
    3h 26m
    €196–403

  2. Drive 254.3 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Schmalkalden to Heidelbergcar car 254.3 km
    2h 47m
    €37–53

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 851
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Frankfurttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 26 / ...
    5h 37m

  4. Train via Osterburken

    1. Take the train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Osterburkentrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Osterburken, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Weststadt/Südstadttrain train S1 / ...
    6h 47m
    €262–358

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11 / ...
    7h 17m
    €270–458

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  • Distance: 336 km
  • Duration: 3h 26m

What companies run services between Schmalkalden, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?

You can take a bus from Schmalkalden, Busbahnhof to Heidelberg, Weststadt/Südstadt via Meiningen, Busbahnhof, Meiningen, Schweinfurt Hbf, Wuerzburg Hbf, and Osterburken, Bahnhof in around 6h 47m.

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