There are 10 ways to get from Hanover to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
3h 30m€30–380Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hanover to Karlsruhe466.7 km
5h 43m€25Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
6h 45m€35–65Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
5h 32m€30–102Drive 466.7 km
- Drive from Hanover to Karlsruhecar 466.7 km
3h 52m€66–96Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
4h 12m€86–384Car train
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
5h 58m€95–120Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 33m€119–324Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BRE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
5h 6m€120–490Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
5h 41m€128–517
Hanover to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Karlsruhe is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs €30 - €380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Hanover and Karlsruhe is 473 km. The road distance is 466.7 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs €30 - €380.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 30m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hanover to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs €30 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 6h 45m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof every 2 hours. Tickets cost €85–380 and the journey takes 3h 30m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 6h 45m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–102
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–102
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–102
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–102
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
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
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
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Hanover to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Hanover to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Karlsruhe is 467 km. It takes approximately 3h 52m to drive from Hanover to Karlsruhe.
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