There are 6 ways to get from Velbert to Heidelberg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
3h 50m€55–124Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint027 / ...
8h 18m€32–45Train, night train
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Mannheim HbfNj
7h 18m€37–56Drive 298.8 km
- Drive from Velbert to Heidelberg298.8 km
2h 38m€42–61Line 649 bus, train
- Take the bus from Vel.-Nikolaus-Ehlen-Gymnasium to Wuppertal Hbf649
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
5h 19mBus, train, fly
- Take the bus from Velbert Parkstraße to Essen Werden S
- Take the train from Essen Werden S to D-Derendorf S
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
4h 23m€115–233
Velbert to Heidelberg by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Velbert to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €30 - €45 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Velbert to Heidelberg is to drive which takes 2h 38m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct bus from Velbert to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Velbert ZOB and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
The distance between Velbert and Heidelberg is 356 km. The road distance is 298.8 km.
The best way to get from Velbert to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 3h 50m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Velbert to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Velbert to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
The best way to get from Velbert to Heidelberg is to train which takes 3h 50m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €45 and takes 8h 18m.
Velbert to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Yes, the driving distance between Velbert to Heidelberg is 299 km. It takes approximately 2h 38m to drive from Velbert to Heidelberg.
What companies run services between Velbert, Germany and Heidelberg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €45–100 and the journey takes 2h 26m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint 3 times a day. Tickets cost €29–40 and the journey takes 6h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Werden S to D-Derendorf S
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 202 5690
- Website
- wsw-online.de
Bus from Vel.-Nikolaus-Ehlen-Gymnasium to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- WSW mobil GmbH
- Phone
- +49 201 8261234
- Website
- ruhrbahn.de
Bus from Velbert Parkstraße to Essen Werden S
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ruhrbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 211 58201
- kundendialog@rheinbahn.de
- Website
- rheinbahn.de
Bus from Velbert Parkstraße to Essen Werden S
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- rheinbahn.de
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