There are 10 ways to get from Locarno to Heidelberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ic21 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
6h 44mDrive 494.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Locarno to Heidelbergcar 494.9 km
4h 52m€85–123Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N474 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
9h 54mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain Ir46
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 24mTrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
7h 56mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 49mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Locarno to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LIN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 18mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 44mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MXP - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 9mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 30m
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Heidelberg is to drive which costs €85 - €130 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 4h 52m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Bellinzona, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 44m.
The distance between Locarno and Heidelberg is 520 km. The road distance is 494.9 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Basel which takes 6h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Locarno to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Locarno to Heidelberg train services, operated by Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Heidelberg is to train via Basel which takes 6h 44m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 54m.
Locarno to Heidelberg train services, operated by Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Heidelberg is 495 km. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Locarno to Heidelberg.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Locarno to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Bellinzona, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Locarno to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, and Karlsruhe central train station in around 9h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bellinzona to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lugano to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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