There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Manchester by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane FRA - MAN
5h 14m£82–231Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CGN - MAN
6h 27m£73–356Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 33m£248–553Bus via Luxembourg
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N36
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
20h 19m£88–179Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heidelberg to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
11h 40m£261–328Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane STR - MAN
5h 35m£96–216Train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 23m£119–303Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
10h 41m£228–608Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Frankfurt Airportbus 198 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
24h 56m£90–151Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heidelberg to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
12h 41m£151–265
Heidelberg to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Manchester is to bus which costs £90 - £160 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs £80 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg central train station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Manchester is 586 miles.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Manchester without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 10h 33m and costs £240 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Heidelberg to Manchester, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Manchester is to train via Cologne which takes 10h 33m and costs £240 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus via Luxembourg, which costs £85 - £180 and takes 20h 19m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Manchester Piccadilly via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Manchester Central Coach Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 20h 19m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- 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
- £6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Manchester is 1h behind Heidelberg. It is currently 10:43 AM in Heidelberg and 9:43 AM in Manchester.
Heidelberg to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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