There are 8 ways to get from Heidelberg to Lecce by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane FRA - BDS
6h 32m€115–284Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FKB - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
8h 42m€85–325Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Leccetrain Fr
18h 34m€214–496Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari Capruzzi to Lecce - viale della Repubblicabus
20h 15m€136–204Train, night train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Leccetrain Fr
23h 34m€188–379Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FRA - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
8h 27m€122–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Stationbus
26h 13m€143–247Drive 1,607.6 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Leccecar 1,607.6 km
14h 59m€297–429
Heidelberg to Lecce by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Lecce is to train and fly which costs €85 - €330 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg station to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg central train station and arriving at Lecce - viale della Repubblica via Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 and Bari Capruzzi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lecce via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 34m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Lecce is 1406 km. The road distance is 1607.6 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 18h 34m and costs €210 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Heidelberg to Lecce, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Lecce is to train which takes 18h 34m and costs €210 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €210 and takes 20h 15m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Lecce via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 18h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Lecce - viale della Repubblica via Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41, Bari, and Bari Capruzzi in around 20h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0833.908065
- bormanonline@virgilio.it
- Website
- autoserviziborman.com
Bus from Bari Capruzzi to Lecce - viale della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- autoserviziborman.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
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Booking & Getting There
Heidelberg to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heilbronn central train station.
Heidelberg to Lecce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Lecce is 1608 km. It takes approximately 14h 59m to drive from Heidelberg to Lecce.
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