There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Nice by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, 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
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
5h 44m€106–324Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SXB - NCE
5h 59m€57–238Train
- 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 to Nice Villetrain Tgv
12h 37m€225–391Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Genoabus FlixBus N177
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N758 / ...
15h 16m€65–113Drive 889.7 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Nicecar 889.7 km
8h 37m€139–200Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BSL - NCE
7h 33m€69–299Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Merzigtrain
- Take the bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpobus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LUX - NCE
9h 21m€71–284Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ZRH - NCE
8h 39m€139–444Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourgbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
21h 44m€87–168
Heidelberg to Nice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Nice is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Nice is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg central train station and arriving at Congrès / Promenade via Genoa and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Nice. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Nice Ville via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Nice is 817 km. The road distance is 889.7 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Nice without a car is to train which takes 12h 37m and costs €220 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Heidelberg to Nice, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Nice is to train which takes 12h 37m and costs €220 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 16m.
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, and Strasbourg in around 12h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Congrès / Promenade via Genoa, Nice Airport, and Aéroport / Promenade in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Luxembourg to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Heidelberg to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Nice is 890 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Heidelberg to Nice.
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