There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Heidelberg by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
10h 22m€203–933Bus via Luxembourg
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Heidelberg Pre WaypointN36
21h 59m€70–121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Heidelberg
11h 20mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
6h 21m€117–291Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim HbfNj
13h 32m€174–786Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint108 / ...
24h 21m€82–221Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Heidelberg
12h 28m€206–294Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)MAN - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
7h 11m€108–288Fly Liverpool to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Frankfurt (FRA)LPL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
7h 27m€137–321Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
7h 16m€125–369Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
7h 52m€109–348
Chester to Heidelberg by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Heidelberg is to bus via Luxembourg which costs €65 - €130 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Heidelberg is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 22m.
The distance between Chester and Heidelberg is 1135 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 10h 22m and costs €200 - €950.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Chester to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Chester to Heidelberg bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Heidelberg train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Heidelberg is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 10h 22m and costs €200 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus via Luxembourg, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 21h 59m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Chester to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 21h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €27–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–28
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–310
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Chester to Heidelberg bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Heidelberg is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 12:43 PM in Chester and 1:43 PM in Heidelberg.
Chester to Heidelberg train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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