Direct connections mean you can get to Mannheim quickly and comfortably without changing trains. Here’s a selection of direct connections – you can find more by checking the timetable.

• From Basel SBB: journey time around 2 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Bern: journey time around 3.5 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Chur: journey time around 5 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Zurich main station: journey time around 3.5 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• Other direct connections.

Services on the train.

The SBB EuroCity offers the following services:

SBB Restaurant

The ICE offers the following services:

• Free WiFiLink opens in new window.
• Free entertainment on the ICE PortalLink opens in new window.
• DB RestaurantsLink opens in new window.

Buy tickets.

Get advice at the ticket counter or buy tickets online. If you buy tickets online, it’s best to do this on a laptop or PC and to take your time. Find the best prices under ‘Find saver offers’.

• Buy tickets online
• Find stations
• Find saver offers

You can find information on booking group travel to Mannheim on the group travel help page.

Interrail is an inexpensive and flexible way to travel to Mannheim. Tip: Discover the city as part of an Interrail trip through Germany or across several countries – you’ll often travel cheaper than with Point-to-Point Tickets.

Gastronomy in Mannheim.

Celebrated restaurants, street food, urban cooking, regional cuisine, Pfalz specialities and a food mile “Fressgasse”: Mannheim is the culinary capital of the south-west.

• Haute cuisine: from creative Mediterranean-inspired cooking and gourmet dishes that give you a taste of the region to a starred restaurant in a shopping mall, you can discover top-end cuisine in Mannheim.
• The water tower also marks the start of Mannheim’s food mile, where you’ll find restaurants, food stands and delicatessens which have become an indelible part of Mannheim’s DNA. You can always find something good to eat here.
• Around the market place there is a neighbourhood built on an I and H grid pattern where the Turkish influence is strong. Experience the contemporary Istanbul lifestyle and authentic Turkish food.

City of music.

From the Mannheim school to the pop academy – Mannheim’s music is diverse. Whether you like opera, jazz or indie, the city is a mecca for fans of music of all kinds.

The Mannheim National Theatre is one of Germany’s most important stages. You can enjoy highly professional performances by the Mannheim Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra Mannheim. Various festivals and the Mannheim Music Week offer pop, jazz, classics, electro and world music to suit everyone’s tastes.

Urban street art.

Stadt.Wand.Kunst has grey facades transformed into colourful murals by graffiti artists. National newcomers, international stars and young local artists are all committed to livening up facades and their surroundings to create unique works of art. Discover this public museum showcasing the facade artwork.