Heidelberg Trainconnections

for city to city travel

The D Bahn is Germany’s national train system, and it is regarded as one of the best in the world. The system is made up of both short-distance and long-distance trains, enabling you to go anywhere in the country with little difficulty.

Below you will find the list of stations in Heidelberg, along with the different types of trains and tickets available for purchase.

The D Bahn website, http://www.bahn.de, has an English section with more information on the services the D Bahn offers as well as travel planning, allowing you to purchase your tickets online.

Stations in Heidelberg:
Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) – main station -- RE, S, IC, RB, OEG
Heidelberg Bahnhof Vorplatz (Bfs-Vorp) (In front of the Hauptbahnhof). -- S, RE, OEG, IC, RB
Heidelberg Bismarktplatz -- OEG
Heidelberg Karlstor -- S, RB
Heidelberg Orthopädie -- S, RB
Heidelberg Kirchheim/Rohrbach -- S
Heidelberg Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen -- S, RB
Heidelberg Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen -- S, RB
Heidelberg Weststadt/Südstadt -- S, RB

Types of Trains:
OEG – (Upper-Rhine Railway) Runs from Heidelberg to Mannheim
S – (S-Bahn) Basic train for traveling inside the city
SE – (Stadt Express) Direct connections to city centers
RB – (Regional Bahn) Connects between regions and city centers, and REs
RE – (Regional Express)
IRE – (InterRegioExpress) City connections, links local trains to long distance trains
IC – (InterCity) City connections
ICE – (InterCityExpress) High speed city connections
CNL – (CityNightLine) Overnight service between major cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland



Special ticket fares:
Länder-Ticket: €25-27. When purchased, it is valid for one week-day during the following week, and can be used for 2nd-class travel on all IRE, RE, RB, and S trains for the entire day (9 am – 3am the next morning). Up to five people can use one ticket.

Happy Weekend Ticket: €30-32. Can be used for 2nd class local train travel for one full day (12pm – 3am the next morning), on either Saturday or Sunday. Up to five people can use one ticket.

German Rail Pass: Price varies. This pass enables visitors to travel on all Deutsche Bahn trains for 4 – 10 days within a 4-week period. It is available for both 1st and 2nd class travel.

German Rail Twin Pass: Same as German Rail Pass, but for two people.

German Rail Youth Pass: Same as German Rail Pass, but for youth between the ages of 12 – 25.

Surf&Rail: € 39 or 59 (round-trip). Every Saturday at 10am, ten routes are released for this special fare. Tickets may be purchased throughout the week for these specials. The outward trip cannot be taken until the following Saturday, and the return must be completed within 14 days of the tickets going on sale.

Single tickets as well as multiple use (Bahn Card) tickets are also available either online or at ticket machines or train stations.