There are 6 ways to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
4h 32m€70–300Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N27 / ...
8h 3m€35–60Drive 386.5 km
- Drive from Dorsten to Karlsruhecar 386.5 km
3h 16m€56–80Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DUS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 40m€146–443Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Recklinghausen to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
8h 23mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 6m€117–260
Dorsten to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 3h 16m and costs €55 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Dorsten station to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Dorsten to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Dorsten Bf and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 32m.
The distance between Dorsten and Karlsruhe is 412 km. The road distance is 386.5 km.
The best way to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 4h 32m and costs €70 - €300.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Dorsten to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Dorsten to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dorsten to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 4h 32m and costs €70 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 8h 3m.
What companies run services between Dorsten, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof every 3 hours. Tickets cost €70–300 and the journey takes 2h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Karlsruhe central train station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- 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 Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Recklinghausen to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Dorsten to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Dorsten to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dorsten to Karlsruhe is 386 km. It takes approximately 3h 16m to drive from Dorsten to Karlsruhe.
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