There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Heidelberg by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BCN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 45m€94–278Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Barcelona to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus N1720
19h 39m€50–75Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
12h 54m€107–316Drive 1,222 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Heidelbergcar 1,222 km
11h 35m€188–272Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PMI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 49m€94–197Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BCN - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 14m€69–236Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PMI - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 3m€74–226Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 21m€97–297Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane PMI - FKB
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 24m€77–595Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
14h 44m€138–411Bus, train
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
21h 36m€101–138
Spain to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs €90 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Spain and Heidelberg is 1201 km. The road distance is 1222 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 54m and costs €100 - €320.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Spain to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Spain to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Heidelberg is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 54m and costs €100 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 19h 39m.
What companies run services between Spain and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Barcelona to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint twice daily. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 19h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- 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 Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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 Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Spain to Heidelberg train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Heidelberg is 1222 km. It takes approximately 11h 35m to drive from Spain to Heidelberg.
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