There are 6 ways to get from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg by bus, train, rideshare, taxi, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring to Heidelberg, Montpellierbrückebus 717
15 minRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg12.1 km
25 min€2Train
- Take the train from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S12
19 min€4–7Train via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
32 min€6–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Schwetzingen to Heidelbergtaxi 11.1 km
12 min€28–35Drive 11.1 km
- Drive from Schwetzingen to Heidelbergcar 11.1 km
12 min€2–3
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg is to rideshare which costs €2 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs €28 - €35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring and arriving at Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 19 min.
The distance between Schwetzingen and Heidelberg is 10 km. The road distance is 11.1 km.
The best way to get from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg without a car is to bus which takes 15 min and costs .
The bus from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring to Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke takes 15 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Schwetzingen to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH, depart from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring station.
Schwetzingen to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg is to bus which takes 15 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €4 - €7 and takes 19 min.
What companies run services between Schwetzingen, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?
Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH operates a bus from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring to Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke hourly, and the journey takes 15 min. SWEG (Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH) also services this route hourly. Alternatively, Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof 5 times a week. Tickets cost €4–7 and the journey takes 19 min.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwetzingen, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 6281 511 52
- Website
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
Bus from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring to Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bawue.de
- Phone
- +49 7821 2702-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- sweg.de
Bus from Oftersheim, Hardtwaldring to Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- €28–35
GTM-24
- Phone
- +49 621 15207676
- Website
- gtm-24.de
Shuttletaxi24 Mannheim
- Phone
- +49 162 265 7469
- Website
- shuttletaxi24.de
Taxi Böhm
- Phone
- +49 621738561
- Website
- taxiboehm.com
Taxi Monnem
- Phone
- +49 179 9040196
- Website
- taximonnem.de
Taxi Zentrale Mannheim eG
- Phone
- +49 0621 218 18
- Website
- taxi-mannheim.de
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More Questions & Answers
Schwetzingen to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar GmbH, arrive at Heidelberg, Montpellierbrücke station.
Schwetzingen to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Schwetzingen to Heidelberg is 11 km. It takes approximately 12 min to drive from Schwetzingen to Heidelberg.
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