There are 3 ways to get from Calw to Heidelberg by train, car, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb74
- Take the train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
1h 50m€23–37Drive 100.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Calw to Heidelbergcar 100.8 km
1h 12m€15–21Train, line 733 bus
- Take the train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Pforzheim ZOB to Brettenbus 733
- Take the train from Bretten to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
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Calw to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calw to Heidelberg is to drive which costs €14 - €21 and takes 1h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Calw to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 1h 12m and costs €14 - €21.
No, there is no direct train from Calw to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Pforzheim Hbf and Karlsruhe-Durlach. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 50m.
The distance between Calw and Heidelberg is 101 km. The road distance is 100.8 km.
The best way to get from Calw to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 1h 50m and costs €22 - €40.
It takes approximately 1h 50m to get from Calw to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Calw to Heidelberg train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Calw to Heidelberg train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calw to Heidelberg is 101 km. It takes approximately 1h 12m to drive from Calw to Heidelberg.
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What companies run services between Calw, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof, Pforzheim Hbf, and Karlsruhe-Durlach in around 1h 50m.
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Bretten to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (7231) 39 70 299
- info@vpe.de
- Website
- vpe.de
Bus from Pforzheim ZOB to Bretten
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- vpe.de
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