There are 11 ways to get from The Hague to Heidelberg by train, bus, 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.
Recommended option
Train • 5h 49m
55€ - 220€
Cheapest option
Bus #2 • 11h 15m
30€ - 40€
9 alternative options
Train via Düsseldorf • 6h 25m
85€ - 165€
Bus via Amsterdam • 9h
32€ - 44€
Bus • 10h 18m
34€ - 72€
Drive • 4h 38m
70€ - 110€
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Frankfurt, train • 4h 34m
73€ - 338€
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Stuttgart, train • 5h 33m
59€ - 294€
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Strasbourg, train • 6h 36m
117€ - 486€
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Luxembourg, bus, train • 7h 36m
109€ - 386€
Train, train to Brussels, fly to Frankfurt • 6h 43m
144€ - 449€
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Hague to Heidelberg is to bus which costs 30€ - 40€ and takes 11h 15m.
The quickest way to get from The Hague to Heidelberg is to train and fly which costs 70€ - 340€ and takes 4h 34m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from The Hague and arriving at Heidelberg. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from The Hague to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Den Haag Centraal and arriving at Heidelberg Hbf via Utrecht Centraal, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 49m.
The distance between The Hague and Heidelberg is 428 km. The road distance is 521.3 km.
The best way to get from The Hague to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 5h 49m and costs 55€ - 220€.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from The Hague to Heidelberg, including transfers.
The Hague to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from The Hague station.
The Hague to Heidelberg train services, operated by Dutch Railways (NS), depart from Den Haag Centraal station.
The best way to get from The Hague to Heidelberg is to train which takes 5h 49m and costs 55€ - 220€. Alternatively, you can bus via Amsterdam, which costs 30€ - 45€ and takes 9h.
- Distance: 427.9 km
- Duration: 5h 49m
What companies run services between The Hague, Netherlands and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from The Hague to Heidelberg via Utrecht Centraal, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, and Mannheim Hbf in around 5h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Hague to Heidelberg via Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 9h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 420€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 600€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 600€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 700€
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 320€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 650€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 600€
Flights from Brussels to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 350€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 600€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 700€
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 400€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 800€
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Den Haag Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 25€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 10€ - 15€
- 1st Class
- 18€ - 25€
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 80€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 30€ - 50€
- 1st Class
- 55€ - 80€
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 27€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 11€ - 16€
- 1st Class
- 19€ - 27€
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 45€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 19€ - 27€
- 1st Class
- 30€ - 45€
Train from Den Haag HS to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 19€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 8€ - 12€
- 1st Class
- 14€ - 19€
Train from Den Haag HS to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 19€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 8€ - 12€
- 1st Class
- 13€ - 19€
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 95€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 29€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 80€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 25€ - 35€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 22€ - 35€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 25€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 18€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 55€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 95€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 60€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 55€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 65€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 22€
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 21€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 25€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 16€ - 23€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 9€ - 13€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 30€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- 3€ - 6€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Stuttgart, Stuttgart central station to Heidelberg, Heidelberg central station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 7€ - 10€
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 22€ - 35€
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 23€ - 35€
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 29€ - 34€
- 1st Class
- 23€ - 28€
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 35€ - 41€
- 1st Class
- 31€ - 37€
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Gare de Saarbrücken /Sarrebruck to Gare de Mannheim-Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 20€ - 35€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 20€ - 24€
- 1st Class
- 32€ - 34€
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 90€
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 45€ - 65€
- Comfort
- 55€ - 75€
- Premium
- 60€ - 90€
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from The Hague to Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 6€ - 8€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Heidelberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 26€ - 35€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Heidelberg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 40€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from The Hague to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 7€ - 9€
- Website
- Blablabus
- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus from Den Haag to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 29€ - 45€
- Website
- Eurolines FR
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from The Hague to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 65€
- Website
- eurolines.de
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@verkeiersverbond.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare routière to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 3€ - 5€
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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The quickest flight from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Frankfurt Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
The Hague to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg station.
The Hague to Heidelberg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Hague to Heidelberg is 521 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from The Hague to Heidelberg.
Lufthansa and KLM offer flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Frankfurt Airport.
Book your The Hague to Heidelberg train tickets online with RailEurope, RailEurope and RailEurope.
Book your The Hague to Heidelberg bus tickets online with FlixBus and FlixBus.
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