Travelling to Heidelberg

By Airplane

Heidelberg is located in southwestern Germany, in the northern part of Baden-Württemberg. Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt Airport, is approximately 80 km away. Other international airports within a radius of up to 150 km include Stuttgart Airport and Frankfurt Hahn Airport.

Transfers from the airports to Heidelberg can be made by shuttle services, long-distance buses, long-distance trains, or regional trains. Information on this can be found on the websites of the respective airports.

By Train

Heidelberg is connected to both the German and European long-distance rail networks. In addition to direct connections, some connections to Heidelberg require a change at the main station in the nearby city of Mannheim to an S-Bahn train (suburban train) or regional train (approx. 15- to 20-minute journey). Many other neighboring cities and towns are also connected to Heidelberg by S-Bahn trains and regional trains in the Rhine-Neckar Transport Association (VRN). Deutsche Bahn provides information on all train connections to and from Heidelberg - including its own IC/ICE and EC connections and connections from private, foreign, and regional providers.

Train stations in Heidelberg:

• Heidelberg Main Station (long-distance trains as well as regional and S-Bahn trains)
• Heidelberg Altstadt (regional and S-Bahn trains)
• Heidelberg Weststadt-Südstadt (regional and S-Bahn trains)
• Heidelberg Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen (regional and S-Bahn trains)

By Long-distance Bus

Heidelberg is also connected to other cities in Germany and neighboring European countries by long-distance bus services operated by several providers. The central long-distance bus station is located near Heidelberg Main Station on Alte Eppelheimer Straße (corner of Emil-Maier-Straße).