There are 10 ways to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)BLQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
5h 28m€125–330Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferrara to Verona423
- Take the bus from Verona to Heidelberg Pre WaypointN277
13h 54m€55–123Train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbfEc
10h 13m€148–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Rovigo to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the bus from Verona to Ludwigshafen
13h 12m€77–111Drive 774.6 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Heidelberg774.6 km
8h 9m€120–173Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
5h 57m€111–328Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)FLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
6h 24m€130–366Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ferrara to Padova
- Take the train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)VRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
6h 41m€139–372Train via Munich
- Take the train from Ferrara to PadovaFr
- Take the train from Padova to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
11h 56m€79–248Drive, car train
- Drive from Ferrara to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Heidelberg
9h 10m€183–246
Ferrara to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg is to train and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 13m.
The distance between Ferrara and Heidelberg is 788 km. The road distance is 774.6 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 10h 13m and costs €140 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Ferrara to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ferrara station.
Ferrara to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Heidelberg is to train which takes 10h 13m and costs €140 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €130 and takes 13h 54m.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Ferrara to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ferrara to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Verona in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Padova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- 2nd Class
- €15–21
Train from Rovigo to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- sistemiterritorialispa.it
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Verona to Ludwigshafen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ferrara to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Ferrara to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Ferrara to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Heidelberg is 775 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Ferrara to Heidelberg.
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