There are 8 ways to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
3h 40m€80–170Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Alfeld to Göttingentrain Re2
- Take the nighttrain from Goettingen to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 45m€38–138Train, bus
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198
7h 34m€42–79Drive 436.9 km
- Drive from Hildesheim to Karlsruhecar 436.9 km
3h 34m€65–94Car train
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
6h 22m€100–127Fly Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAJ - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 21m€143–394Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 2m€131–220Train 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
6h 21m€135–408
Hildesheim to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe is to train and bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Hildesheim to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs €60 - €95.
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 40m.
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 40m and costs €80 - €170.
The train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 40m 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 €80–170 and the journey takes 3h 40m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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 Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Alfeld to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- 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)
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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Goettingen to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–33
- 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
- +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
- +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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €27–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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