There are 7 ways to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Stuttgart
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
4h 41mCHF 40–108Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Winterthurbus FlixBus 024
6h 19mCHF 26–37Night train
- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
5h 12mCHF 49–252Drive 268 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Winterthurcar 268 km
3h 1mCHF 42–61Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz to Winterthurtrain
5h 53mCHF 47–87Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
3h 28mCHF 115–258Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 43mCHF 85–232
Heidelberg to Winterthur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur is to bus which costs SFr 26 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur is to drive which takes 3h 1m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Winterthur via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 41m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Winterthur is 305 km. The road distance is 268 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 4h 41m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Winterthur is to train via Stuttgart which takes 4h 41m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 26 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 19m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Winterthur, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen in around 4h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Winterthur via Karlsruhe central train station in around 6h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–237
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 236–237
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- 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
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–16
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Heidelberg to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Winterthur is 268 km. It takes approximately 3h 1m to drive from Heidelberg to Winterthur.
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