There are 8 ways to get from Ulm to Heerlen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, 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 Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
5h 13m€91–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Aachen station westbus N93
8h 47m€49–73Drive 502.6 km
- Drive from Ulm to Heerlencar 502.6 km
4h 38m€93–134Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 22m€124–364Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
5h 19m€73–194Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbftrain Re
6h 21m€93–218Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
6h 52mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
6h 25m
Ulm to Heerlen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Heerlen is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Heerlen is to drive which takes 4h 38m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Heerlen. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Heerlen, Zandweg via Aachen, Ponttor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Heerlen. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Heerlen via Koeln Hbf and Aachen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 13m.
The distance between Ulm and Heerlen is 529 km. The road distance is 502.6 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Heerlen without a car is to train which takes 5h 13m and costs €90 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Ulm to Heerlen, including transfers.
Ulm to Heerlen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Heerlen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Heerlen is to train which takes 5h 13m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 47m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Heerlen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Heerlen via Koeln Hbf and Aachen Hbf in around 5h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ulm to Aachen station west 5 times a week. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 7h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ulm to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Ulm to Heerlen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aachen station west.
Ulm to Heerlen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Heerlen is 503 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Ulm to Heerlen.
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