Travel fromHeidelberg to Saarbrucken area

Are there any bus or train routes going between Heidelberg to Saarbrucken? We are trying not to rent a car if public transportation is available.

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It%26#39;s a snap by train.

www.bahn.de

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DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: Heidelberg

To: Saarbruecken

If it is %26quot;Saarbrucken area%26quot; it will depend to where exactly. You can give any bus stop and even any address into the DB timetable.

A small part of the Saarland (around Homburg) is part of the VRN, the local public transport network of the Heidelberg region.

vrn.de/imperia/��vrn-tarifgebiet_1_2008.pdf

A 24 hours mini group (2-5 persons) ticket covering the whole VRN area is EUR 18,00.

vrn.de/imperia/md/content/service/informatio��

Another option would be a VRN 24 hours mini group ticket just from Heidelberg to Mannheim (EUR 14,00) and from Mannheim on using the Rhineland-Palatinate ticket (EUR 26,00) which covers all regional transport as shown on this map

der-takt.de/fileadmin/��karte_rp_ticket.html

The VRN tickets and the RP ticket do cover only regional trains (S-Bahn, RB, RE). Select at the DB timetable %26quot;only local transport%26quot; if you plan to use them. They do however cover all other local public transport: buses and e.g. in Heidelberg and Mannheim also the trams.

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Thanks Russ and abalada for your help! I%26#39;m sure I will have more questions!

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