There are 7 ways to get from Heidelberg to Lens by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain Tgv
7h 37m€132–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus FlixBus N781 / ...
11h 11m€41–74Bus via Metz
- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 23m€46–91Drive 529.1 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Lenscar 529.1 km
5h 33m€81–117Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane FRA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lenstrain
7h 37m€109–292Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Namurtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Namur to Lille Flandrestrain Ic / ...
12h 25m€122–215Train, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
7h 8m€115–305
Heidelberg to Lens by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Lens is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Lens is to drive which takes 5h 33m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg station to Lens. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg central train station and arriving at Lens via Brussels-North train station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Lens. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lens via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Lens is 773 km. The road distance is 529.1 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Lens without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Heidelberg to Lens, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Lens is to train via Paris which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Metz, which costs €45 - €95 and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Lens via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, and Paris Nord in around 7h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg to Lens via Metz - Bus Station, Lille - Europe Train Station, and Lille Flandres in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Nord to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Namur to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Heidelberg to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Lens is 529 km. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Heidelberg to Lens.
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