There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Heidelberg by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 51m€94–262Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 32m€90–291Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
24h 34m€274–516Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Heidelbergcar
27h 48m€211–321Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Stuttgart Airportbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus N94 / ...
33h 19m€252–348Fly Palermo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 33m€94–253Fly Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PMO - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 4m€90–312Fly Trapani Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane TPS - FKB
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 38m€99–293Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N597
- Take the bus from Milan to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus N07 / ...
33h 34m€181–286
Sicily to Heidelberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Heidelberg is to fly and train which costs €90 - €300 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Palermo Piazza Cairoli and Stuttgart Airport Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 34m.
The distance between Sicily and Heidelberg is 1582 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 24h 34m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Sicily to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Sicily to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Sicily to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Heidelberg is to train which takes 24h 34m and costs €270 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €350 and takes 33h 19m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 24h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Stuttgart Airport, and Stuttgart Airport Busterminal in around 33h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €110–170
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–330
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Sicily to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Stuttgart Airport station.
Sicily to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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