There are 5 ways to get from Bensheim to Karlsruhe by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 26 / ...
50 min€16–70Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 26 / ...
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
1h 44m€11–37Drive 85.4 km
- Drive from Bensheim to Karlsruhecar 85.4 km
46 min€13–18Train via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re60 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
1h 8m€13–79Train via Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Take the train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain S5
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
2h 18m€24–45
Bensheim to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bensheim to Karlsruhe is to drive which costs €12 - €18 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Bensheim to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 46 min and costs €12 - €18.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bensheim, Bahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
The distance between Bensheim and Karlsruhe is 91 km. The road distance is 85.4 km.
The best way to get from Bensheim to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 50 min and costs €16 - €70.
The train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 50 min including transfers and departs five times a day.
Bensheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bensheim, Bahnhof station.
Bensheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bensheim to Karlsruhe is 85 km. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Bensheim to Karlsruhe.
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What companies run services between Bensheim, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 5 times a day. Tickets cost €16–70 and the journey takes 50 min.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bensheim, Bahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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