There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Salzburg
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
8h 54m€62–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Bratislavabus N36
13h 10m€40–90Drive 748.5 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Bratislavacar 748.5 km
7h 24m€112–162Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STR - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 37m€97–260Train
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Wien HBFtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
11h 9m€77–124Bus via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Bratislavabus
14h 53m€40–77Drive, car train
- Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislavacar
8h 24m€176–242Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 47m€80–253Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilinabus
9h 19m€102–312
Heidelberg to Slovakia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia is to bus which costs €40 - €90 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 37m and costs €95 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heidelberg central train station station and arriving at Bratislava. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Slovakia is 848 km. The road distance is 748.5 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia without a car is to train via Salzburg which takes 8h 54m and costs €60 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Slovakia is to train via Salzburg which takes 8h 54m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €90 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Slovakia?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 8h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Bratislava once daily. Tickets cost €40–90 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- 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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Mannheim to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava station.
Heidelberg to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Slovakia is 749 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Heidelberg to Slovakia.
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