There are 8 ways to get from Catania to Karlsruhe by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
3h 51m€89–308Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
20h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus
27h 54m€230–320Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
26h 59m€228–364Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 43m€94–266Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Basel (BSL)plane CTA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 55m€102–299Bus via Somma Lombardo
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivalsbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Milan to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N474
30h 20m€122–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Karlsruhecar
17h 56m€313–476
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Karlsruhe is to bus via Somma Lombardo which costs €120 - €210 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 3h 51m and costs €85 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Catania Central Bus Station station and arriving at Karlsruhe Central Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 27h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 59m.
The distance between Catania and Karlsruhe is 1434 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Karlsruhe without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Catania to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Catania to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Catania Central Bus Station.
Catania to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
Catania to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Karlsruhe Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Onebus operates a bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost €230–320 and the journey takes 27h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Milano Centrale to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €110–170
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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