There are 5 ways to get from Sion to Heidelberg by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
6h 28m€66–217Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sion to Lausannetrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus N94 / ...
9h 43m€63–129Train, night train
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Zürich HBtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 36m€107–404Drive 488.9 km
- Drive from Sion to Heidelbergcar 488.9 km
4h 28m€84–121Train, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 51m€164–386
Sion to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sion to Heidelberg is to train and bus which costs €60 - €130 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sion to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 4h 28m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Sion to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Sion and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Visp, Basel SBB and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Sion and Heidelberg is 486 km. The road distance is 488.9 km.
The best way to get from Sion to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs €65 - €220.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Sion to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Sion to Heidelberg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Sion station.
Sion to Heidelberg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Visp station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sion to Heidelberg is 489 km. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Sion to Heidelberg.
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What companies run services between Sion, Switzerland and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Sion to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Visp, Basel SBB, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–34
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €17–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–34
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- 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
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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