There are 6 ways to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re73 / ...
4h 7m€44–128Train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20N
4h 54m€43–120Bus
- Take the bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Strasbourg Interscambiobus MarinoBus 251* / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 108 / ...
7h 36mDrive 308.7 km
- Drive from Solothurn to Heidelbergcar 308.7 km
2h 44m€54–78Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 22m€115–303Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 43m€154–337
Solothurn to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 2h 44m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Solothurn to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Olten, Basel SBB and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 7m.
The distance between Solothurn and Heidelberg is 320 km. The road distance is 308.7 km.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 4h 7m and costs €40 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Solothurn to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Heidelberg is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 4h 7m and costs €40 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 36m.
Solothurn to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Solothurn to Heidelberg is 309 km. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Solothurn to Heidelberg.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Solothurn to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Olten, Basel SBB, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Solothurn to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Olten, Olten Gosgerstrasse, and Strasbourg in around 7h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Strasbourg Interscambio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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