Travelling to Heidelberg is very easy because of the fine infrastructure in this area. The city is well connected to public transportation and can be easily reached by car, too.

Visitors from across the ocean or from far away in Europe will mostly arrive at the airport of Frankfurt. The airport is located about 80 kilometers away from the city of Heidelberg and it will be a trip of approximately 60 minutes by train or Lufthansa's airport bus.

Further information
www.airportcity-frankfurt.de
www.lufthansa-airportbus.de/strecken_heidelberg.html

You can travel directly to Heidelberg with the german train company "Deutsche Bahn" via ICE and IC trains. Another option is stopping by at the city of Mannheim, where you can easily change to a connected ride. Long distance travellers of all countries will always find a convenient connection to the central station of Heidelberg. There you'll have all possibillities to use public transportation to the near by downtown area, by using tram or taxi. The local transportation company VRN is also giving you the option for using city trains, which are called "S-Bahn". The cities of Heidelberg and Mannheim are offering frequent connections in public transportation for connecting both, as well as inner city rides!

Further information
Long distance travellers: www.bahn.de
Short distance travellers: www.vrn.de

First option is taking highway A5 and driving to junction "Kreuz Heidelberg". Change here to highway A656, driving in direction of "Heidelberg". Second option is taking highway A6 until reaching junction "Kreuz Mannheim". Change here to highway A656, driving in direction of "Heidelberg". A couple of kilometers before reaching the city, highway A656 is heading into a street. There you'll find an option for two directions. One is heading to the railway station and downtown, which is named "Bahnhof/Altstadt, Bergheim". The other is heading to "Neckar/Neuenheim".

Tip1: There's a speed limit if you're reaching the end of the highway. Mind the limits to 70 km/h first and 50 km/h in the very end of the highway. If you don't mind, the first photo of yourself in Heidelberg will be taken by one of the installed speed cameras.

Tip2: Better use public transportation for travelling to Heidelberg. Although there are several opportunities for parking, you will have a crowded situation in downtown on holidays and weekends, as well as during the events of castle illumination (Schlossbeleuchtung) and Old Town Autumn Festival (Heidelberger Herbst).