There are 7 ways to get from Bordeaux to Karlsruhe by train (TGV), car, plane, or train
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Train (TGV)
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
6h 20m€220–360Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
4h 34m€91–340Drive 989 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Karlsruhecar 989 km
9h 40m€154–222Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BOD - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
8h 2m€110–285Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 32m€100–337Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 13m€116–372Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 57m€155–494
Bordeaux to Karlsruhe by train (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which costs €110 - €290 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 4h 34m and costs €90 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf. Services depart twice a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 6h 20m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Karlsruhe is 1083 km. The road distance is 989 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 6h 20m and costs €220 - €360.
The train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf takes 6h 20m including transfers and departs twice a week.
Bordeaux to Karlsruhe train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
Bordeaux to Karlsruhe train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Karlsruhe is 989 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Bordeaux to Karlsruhe.
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What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Karlsruhe, Germany?
TGV inOui operates a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf twice a week. Tickets cost €220–360 and the journey takes 6h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 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 Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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