Travel information – how to get to Eurescom

Arriving by plane

The recommended airport is Frankfurt Airport (https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en.html) which is approximately 80 km away from Heidelberg, i.e. less than one hour driving.

Alternatives are the following – rental car is recommended to continue to Heidelberg:

If you arrive at Frankfurt you have the following possibilities to continue to Heidelberg:

1) Frankfurt Airport Shuttle

This Shuttle Bus terminates at Bahnhofstraße in Heidelberg. Charges: one way € 30.00 (with a Lufthansa flight ticket), € 32.00 (without a Lufthansa flight ticket). Pre-booking is recommended. Please check their site and book from there (only in German available currently): https://frankfurt-airport-shuttles.de/index.php.

To proceed from Bahnhofstraße to Eurescom you can either take a taxi (duration 10 -15 minutes) or tram number 5 from “Seegarten” in direction to Mannheim; it takes you in less than 10min to the stop “Berufsschule” from where it’s only a short walk.

2) Limousine Service (TLS Minibus)

Bookings should be done in advance directly at TLS Transfer & Limousine Service: Tel. +49 6221 770077 or via their online booking form at https://www.tls-heidelberg.de/en/

Note: Currently only single jounreys are offered – 135 Euro per trip (instead of 150 Euro).

3) Arriving by train

Please check the train timetable for more details: https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?ld=4395&country=DEU&protocol=https:&seqnr=1&ident=3j.01053595.1570198110&rt=1&newrequest=yes&&country=GBR

From the main station in Heidelberg you can reach us by taxi (takes approximately 5 mins) or you can take the tram line 5 in the direction of Mannheim and get off the tram at the second stop “Berufsschule” (takes approximately 2 minutes). You will see HIS – Heidelberg International School. From there turn left into Wieblinger Weg. After 100m you will see the Eurescom building.

Accommodation

Premier Inn
Kurfürsten-Anlage 23, Heidelberg
Tram number 5 stops directly in front and takes you in less than 10 min to Berufsschule from where it’s only a short walk.

Ibis Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof
Willy-Brandt-Platz 3, Heidelberg
Next to the main station and 20 min walking distance to Eurescom

Marriott Hotel Heidelberg
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hdbmc-heidelberg-marriott-hotel
Vangerowstraße 16, Heidelberg
20 min walking distance to Eurescom

Hotels in the old part of the city

Hotel Weißer Bock (https://weisserbock.de/en/hotel/)

Hotel Kulturbrauerei (https://heidelberger-kulturbrauerei.de/en/)

Holländer Hof (https://www.hollaender-hof.de/index.php/en/)

and many more.

If you stay in the old city it’s best to take a taxi to Eurescom.

For more information about Heidelberg please visit https://www.heidelberg-marketing.de/en.html

A general site for Heidelberg tourism and hotel search:

https://www.heidelberg-marketing.de/en/search-book.html

Public Transportation in Heidelberg (Tram, Busses):

VRN: https://www.vrn.de/mng/#/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2@init (unfortunately only available in German)