There are 9 ways to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhoftrain
9h 10m€130–471Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Chemnitz central bus stationbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Chemnitz, Hbf Bahnhofstr to Olbernhau, Busbahnhofbus 207
10h 56m€45–81Drive 480.4 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Heidelbergcar 480.4 km
4h 39m€69–99Fly Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane STR - DRS
- Take the bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseumbus
9h 19mTrain via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhoftrain
10h€110–429Bus via Dresden
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseumbus 737
11h 36mFly Stuttgart Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane STR - PRG
- Take the bus from Navigátorů, Praha to Litvínov, nádražíbus
8h 15m€108–252Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseumbus
6h 59mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
- Take the bus from Navigátorů, Praha to Litvínov, nádražíbus
7h 15m€83–301
Stuttgart to Heidelberg by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €40 - €85 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Kornwestheim and arriving at Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum via Chemnitz, Hbf Bahnhofstr and Olbernhau, Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhof via Leipzig Hbf and Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Heidelberg is 699 km. The road distance is 480.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 9h 10m and costs €130 - €480.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kornwestheim station.
Stuttgart to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Heidelberg is to train which takes 9h 10m and costs €130 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 10h 56m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Heidelberg, Saxony, Germany?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum via Leipzig Hbf, Chemnitz Hbf, Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof, Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhof, and Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhof in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum via Kornwestheim, Kornwestheim, Chemnitz central bus station, Chemnitz, Hbf Bahnhofstr, and Olbernhau, Busbahnhof in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Olbernhau, Grünthal, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kornwestheim to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 3733 151-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- rve.de
Bus from Chemnitz, Hbf Bahnhofstr to Olbernhau, Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.rve.de/
- Phone
- (03727) 9 68 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiobus.com
Bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regiobus.com
Bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regiobus.com
Bus from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Kurort Seiffen, Freilichtmuseum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regiobus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 725 100 725
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.cz
Bus from Navigátorů, Praha to Litvínov, nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- arriva.cz
Bus from Navigátorů, Praha to Litvínov, nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- arriva.cz
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Stuttgart to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chemnitz central bus station.
Stuttgart to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Heidelberg is 480 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Stuttgart to Heidelberg.
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