There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Utrecht
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain 10a / ...
7h 41mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N116
11h 55m€30–80Drive 545.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Heilbronncar 545.3 km
5h 13m€96–139Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane AMS - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 7m€127–348Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain 10a / ...
8h 55mTrain #2
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain 10a / ...
9h 39mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AMS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 20mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane AMS - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
7h 17m€145–476Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 6m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn is to bus which costs €30 - €80 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €120 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Heilbronn central train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Düsseldorf Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Heilbronn is 600 km. The road distance is 545.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn without a car is to train via Utrecht which takes 7h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Heilbronn train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Alexander station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Heilbronn is to train via Utrecht which takes 7h 41m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €80 and takes 11h 55m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Heilbronn central train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €30–80 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–150
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Eindhoven to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heilbronn central train station.
Rotterdam to Heilbronn train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Heilbronn is 545 km. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Rotterdam to Heilbronn.
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