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How to get fromHeidelberg to Niceby train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Nice by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane STR - NCE
    5h 20m
    €84–305

  2. Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane SXB - NCE
    5h 31m
    €68–308

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    11h 58m
    €260–502

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Genoabus bus FlixBus N177
    2. Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus bus FlixBus N758 / ...
    15h 39m
    €81–121

  5. Drive  889.7 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Nicecar car 889.7 km
    8h 41m
    €142–205

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane FRA - NCE
    5h 21m
    €122–286

  7. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane LUX - NCE
    8h 34m

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    12h 23m
    €225–382

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus bus
    19h 7m
    €93–234

Heidelberg to Nice by train

Calendar13Weekly Trains
Duration11h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€260Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 699.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 20m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Nice, France?

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Nice Ville via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Albert 1er via Genoa, Nice Airport, and Aéroport / Promenade in around 15h 39m.

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