There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Heidelberg by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Fly Santander Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SDR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 11m€157–367Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Kaiserslautern Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S2 / ...
25h 59m€49–174Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irunbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
14h 42m€186–411Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Heidelberg central train stationbus 109
23h 35m€98–150Drive 1,471.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Heidelbergcar 1,471.8 km
14h 13m€229–330Fly Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SDR - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
13h 20m€104–324Fly Santander Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane SDR - FKB
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 32m€102–351Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 32m€118–330Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BIO - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 1m€104–309Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
16h 27m€184–315Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1 / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
19h 24m€209–396
Santander to Heidelberg by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Heidelberg is to bus and train which costs €45 - €180 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 6h 11m and costs €150 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Heidelberg station. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Heidelberg central train station via Bilbao and Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 24m.
The distance between Santander and Heidelberg is 1285 km. The road distance is 1471.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Heidelberg without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 14h 42m and costs €180 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Santander to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Santander to Heidelberg bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Heidelberg is to bus which takes 23h 35m and costs €95 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €400 and takes 19h 24m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Heidelberg central train station via Bilbao, Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station, and Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV in around 23h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 19h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €120–150
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €210–270
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Heidelberg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV to Heidelberg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–105
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €8–45
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Kaiserslautern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Heidelberg bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Heidelberg is 1472 km. It takes approximately 14h 13m to drive from Santander to Heidelberg.
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