City Cards

HeidelbergCARD: Access to Heidelberg Castle, Museums, Public Transport & Discounts

Cover Heidelberg’s main sights over 1, 2, or 4 consecutive days, with a personalized city card that also unlocks public transport across VRN.

Your ticket includes access to Heidelberg Castle, a funicular ride, select top museums, public transport network, a city guide, and local partner discounts.

Visit the Barrel Cellar of the castle, German Pharmacy Museum, University Museum, Student Prison, Kurpfälzisches Museum & more.

Pass valid for 1/2/4 consecutive calendar days (as per option selected)

Heidelberg Castle ticket, including entry to the castle courtyard, barrel cellar, and German Pharmacy Museum

Round-trip funicular travel to Heidelberg Castle and Molkenkur, including one stop

Entry to the University Museum, Student Prison, and special exhibition

Entry to the German Packaging Museum permanent exhibition

Entry to the Kurpfälzisches Museum permanent exhibition

Entry to the Prinzhorn Collection

Entry to the vPST Ethnological Museum

Unlimited travel on buses, trams, and eligible second-class RE, RB, and S-Bahn trains across the VRN network

Discounts on guided tours, tours, museums, exhibitions, dining, shops, and cultural events with participating partners

Heidelberg Guide with city map and visitor information

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Discover more, spend less

The HeidelbergCARD brings key sights, museums, transport, and local discounts into one date-specific city card. You can choose a 1-day, 2-day, or 4-day option depending on the length of your stay, then use it on consecutive calendar days. Entry to Heidelberg Castle is included alongside access to select museums, including the University Museum, Student Prison, Kurpfälzisches Museum, Prinzhorn Collection, and vPST Ethnological Museum. You also receive a Heidelberg Guide and city map, and discounts with participating tours, restaurants, shops, museums, and cultural venues.

Exploring Heidelberg made easier with public transport

Public transport is included throughout your card’s validity, so you can travel on buses and trams as well as approved second-class RE, RB, and S-Bahn services in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN) network. The card also includes round-trip funicular travel to Heidelberg Castle and onward to Molkenkur, with one stop included, which helps connect your sightseeing plans without needing to juggle separate tickets for transport.

Seamless activation

Select the date on which you want your HeidelbergCARD and book online. Note that your ticket is date-specific, personalized, and valid only on consecutive calendar days.

Collect your castle ticket and Heidelberg Guide at the Tourist Information offices at Hauptbahnhof, Neckarmünzplatz, or Bismarckplatz.

You can also collect the castle ticket at the castle visitor center ticket office or the Schloss and Kornmarkt funicular stations.

Carry a valid ID document when using your card, as identification may be checked on public transport and at included attractions.

You can use the HeidelbergCARD as a printable PDF, so a smartphone is not required.

Validity: A card is valid from midnight to midnight. For example, a 2-day card that you begin using at 10am on Monday is valid until midnight on Tuesday.

What to bring

Carry a valid ID document, as the personalized card is valid only with identification.

Bring proof of eligibility when using a reduced ticket for students, trainees, or visitors with a qualifying disability.

Additional information

Your booking is date-specific, personalized, and valid only on consecutive calendar days.

Rebookings, cancellations, and name changes are not permitted after booking.

Collect your castle ticket and Heidelberg Guide from an approved tourist information point or castle and funicular ticket counter.

Children aged 5 and under can receive a free ticket when accompanied by an adult.

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.

Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.