There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Provence by train, bus, car, 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
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 Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Chateau Arnoux St Aubantrain Ter
12h 11m€206–441Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
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 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane SXB - MRS
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
8h 42m€115–316Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85bus 52
14h 48mBus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus 69 / ...
17h 17mDrive 797.4 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Provencecar 797.4 km
8h 21m€122–176Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Strasbourgbus N13 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Grenoblebus 720
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85bus 52
17h 19mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FRA - MRS
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
8h 21m€139–372Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
- Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain
11h 12m€166–428Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- 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
- Take the train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /cartrain
11h 28m€122–322Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
9h 50m€196–478
Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Provence is to drive which costs €120 - €180 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Provence is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 21m and costs €130 - €380.
The distance between Heidelberg and Provence is 1097 km. The road distance is 797.4 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Provence without a car is to train which takes 12h 11m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Heidelberg to Provence, including transfers.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Provence is to train which takes 12h 11m and costs €200 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 17m.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Provence is 797 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Heidelberg to Provence.
There are 299+ hotels available in Provence.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Provence via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Marseille St Charles, and Chateau Arnoux St Auban in around 12h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Provence via Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side, Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ride, P+R Krypton, Gare Routière, Gare SNCF, and Bd des Tilleuls in around 17h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- 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
- €35–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- 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 Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from St Isidore to DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Aix-en-Provence - Krypton Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Rn 85
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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