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How to get fromKarlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchenby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Karlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Chebtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    8h 37m
    €109–426

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus 854 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus N23 / ...
    13h 46m
    €73–125

  3. Drive 518.8 km

    1. Drive from Karlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchencar car 518.8 km
    5h 51m
    €80–115

  4. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane PRG - DUS
    3. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train
    5h 36m
    €88–225

  5. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Chebtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    8h 53m
    €110–426

  6. Train via Heilbad Heiligenstadt

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Mehltheuertrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Mehltheuer to Gera Hbftrain train Rb
    3. Take the train from Gera Hbf to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain train Re
    6. Take the train from Kamen, Bahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train Re3
    12h 52m

  7. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    4. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train
    7h 34m
    €151–463

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane PRG - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train
    6h 39m
    €109–367

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Chebtrain train
    2. Take the train from Marktredwitz to Regensburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MUC - DUS
    5. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train
    8h 35m
    €154–566

Karlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchen by train

Calendar62Weekly Trains
Duration8h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€109Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 691.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 37m

What companies run services between Karlovy Vary, Czechia and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?

You can take a train from Karlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Cheb, Nuernberg Hbf, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlovy Vary to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Dortmund central bus station, and Dortmund Hbf in around 13h 46m.

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