There are 9 ways to get from Genoa to Heidelberg by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GOA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 25m€110–473Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Vogheratrain
- Take the train from Voghera to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LIN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 27m€51–219Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
9h 46m€104–227Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus N177
11h 39m€65–100Drive 715.2 km
- Drive from Genoa to Heidelbergcar 715.2 km
6h 58m€134–194Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 27m€88–260Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 42m€123–362Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 52m€154–344Train, night train
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Como S.Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 36m€104–220
Genoa to Heidelberg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 25m and costs €110 - €480.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Genoa and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Milano Centrale and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
The distance between Genoa and Heidelberg is 727 km. The road distance is 715.2 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 9h 46m and costs €100 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Genoa to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Genoa to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Heidelberg is to train which takes 9h 46m and costs €100 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 11h 39m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Milano Centrale, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Genoa to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint once daily. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 11h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- 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
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Voghera to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 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
- €11–55
- 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Genova Brignole to Voghera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Voghera to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Genova Brignole to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €92–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–32
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Genoa to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Genoa to Heidelberg train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Heidelberg is 715 km. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Genoa to Heidelberg.
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