There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Karlsruhe by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MAA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
18h 20m€181–630Fly Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
15h 20m€281–535Fly Chennai International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Basel (BSL)plane MAA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
17h 44m€342–1,196Fly Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
18h 54m€333–799Fly Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MAA - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 32m€313–809Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 59m€224–715
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Karlsruhe is to train and bus and fly which costs €220 - €750 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 15h 20m and costs €280 - €550.
The distance between Chennai and Karlsruhe is 7647 km.
It takes approximately 18h 20m to get from Chennai to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Karlsruhe is 4h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 2:48 PM in Chennai and 10:18 AM in Karlsruhe.
There are 897+ hotels available in Karlsruhe.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Karlsruhe, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Chennai to Karlsruhe. However, you can take the subway to Airport, walk to Madras-Airport-MAA airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport (STR), walk to Flughafen/Messe, take the train to Hauptbahnhof, walk to Stuttgart Hbf, then take the train to Karlsruhe Hbf. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport, walk to Madras-Airport-MAA airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, then take the train to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Mumbai, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Kuwait, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Sharjah, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Frankfurt via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Merzig to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- €2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- €6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- €8–11
- First Class (1A)
- €13–17
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- €1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- €2–3
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