There are 9 ways to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
2h 38m€30–217Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bonn to Karlsruhe261.2 km
3h€10–23Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
4h 39m€32–78Drive 275.3 km
- Drive from Bonn to Karlsruhecar 275.3 km
2h 26m€39–57Fly, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CGN - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 8m€133–381Train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
3h 1m€50–230Train #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
3h 24m€56–255Train via Boppard
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Boppard Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb26
- Take the train from Boppard Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re21
5h 8m€60–96Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 027 / ...
5h 10m€23–40
Bonn to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe is to rideshare which costs €10 - €23 and takes 3h.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 2h 26m and costs €35 - €60.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bonn UN Campus and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 1m.
The distance between Bonn and Karlsruhe is 280 km. The road distance is 275.3 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 2h 38m and costs €30 - €220.
It takes approximately 2h 38m to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Bonn to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Bonn Hbf station.
Bonn to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bonn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Karlsruhe is to train via Mannheim which takes 2h 38m and costs €30 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €30 - €80 and takes 4h 39m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Bonn Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 2h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Karlsruhe central train station via Frankfurt central train station in around 4h 39m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Boppard Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Boppard Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Bonn to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Bonn to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Karlsruhe is 275 km. It takes approximately 2h 26m to drive from Bonn to Karlsruhe.
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