There are 6 ways to get from Bolzano to Karlsruhe by bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, train, car, shuttle, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N277
8h 5m€45–80Train
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
8h 23m€86–426Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
11h 3m€56–181Drive 495.5 km
- Drive from Bolzano to Karlsruhecar 495.5 km
5h 5m€78–112Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Munich central bus stationbus 095 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
9h 36m€49–88Shuttle, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 36m€243–516
Bolzano to Karlsruhe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bolzano to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bolzano to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 5h 5m and costs €75 - €120.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bolzano South and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Bolzano to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Bolzano Bozen and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf and Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Bolzano and Karlsruhe is 545 km. The road distance is 495.5 km.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Karlsruhe without a car is to bus which takes 8h 5m and costs €45 - €80.
The bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train station takes 8h 5m including transfers and departs once daily.
Bolzano to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Bolzano to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Bolzano Bozen station.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Karlsruhe is to bus which takes 8h 5m and costs €45 - €80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €430 and takes 8h 23m.
What companies run services between Bolzano, Italy and Karlsruhe, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train station once daily. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bolzano Bozen to Karlsruhe Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, and Stuttgart Hbf in around 8h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €28–45
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bolzano South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- [email protected]
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Bolzano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Bolzano to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Bolzano to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bolzano to Karlsruhe is 496 km. It takes approximately 5h 5m to drive from Bolzano to Karlsruhe.
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