There are 8 ways to get from Heidelberg to Milan by train, plane, 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 Stuttgart Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane STR - LIN
4h 33m€126–292Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N07 / ...
8h 50m€45–65Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
8h 59m€62–280Night train, train
- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibalditrain S11
9h 20m€132–435Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane FRA - LIN
4h 47m€50–195Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
5h 35m€83–228Train, bus
- Take the train from Kirchheim/Rohrbach, Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Milanbus MarinoBus 254 / ...
13h 12m€52–104Drive 579.7 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Milancar 579.7 km
5h 37m€88–127
Heidelberg to Milan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Milan is to bus which costs €45 - €65 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Milan is to train and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €120 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heidelberg central train station station and arriving at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Milan. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Milano Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Milan is 477 km. The road distance is 579.7 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Milan without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Heidelberg to Milan, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Milan is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €60 - €280 and takes 8h 59m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Milan, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano 4 times a day. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Milano Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Lugano in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €93
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kirchheim/Rohrbach, Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Heidelberg to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Milan is 580 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Heidelberg to Milan.
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