There are 6 ways to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
3h 39m€80–350Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198
7h 35m€42–115Train, night train
- Take the train from Elze/Bahnhof to Göttingentrain Re2
- Take the night train from Goettingen to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 13m€50–132Drive 436.9 km
- Drive from Hildesheim to Karlsruhecar 436.9 km
3h 34m€63–91Car train
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
6h 22m€100–127Fly, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 15m€121–392
Hildesheim to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe is to train and bus which costs €40 - €120 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs €60 - €90.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 39m.
The distance between Hildesheim and Karlsruhe is 452 km. The road distance is 436.9 km.
The best way to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 3h 39m and costs €80 - €350.
The train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 39m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Hildesheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Hildesheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hildesheim to Karlsruhe is 437 km. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe.
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What companies run services between Hildesheim, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €80–350 and the journey takes 3h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elze/Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Goettingen to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–33
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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 Göttingen central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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