There are 6 ways to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen by bus, train, rideshare, or car
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Bus, train via Stuttgart Hbf
best- Take the bus from Airpark Terminal to Rastattbus X34 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
2h 6mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
4h 10m€14–25Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden-FKB to Esslingen119.9 km
1h 28mDrive 119.9 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingencar 119.9 km
1h 28m€17–25Line 215 bus, train
- Take the bus from Airpark Terminal to Baden-Badenbus 215
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Esslingentrain 60
2h 44mBus, train
- Take the bus from Airpark Terminal to Rastattbus X34 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Esslingentrain 60 / ...
2h 52m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen is to bus which costs €13 - €26 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen is to drive which takes 1h 28m and costs €16 - €25.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Airpark Terminal and arriving at Pliensauv. Weilstraße via Karlsruhe central train station and Flughafen/Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) and Esslingen is 129 km. The road distance is 119.9 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen without a car is to bus and train via Stuttgart Hbf which takes 2h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 6m to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen, including transfers.
Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen is 120 km. It takes approximately 1h 28m to drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Esslingen.
There are 1596+ hotels available in Esslingen.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB), Germany and Esslingen, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal hourly. Tickets cost €6–11 and the journey takes 2h. Three other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 07274 7053372
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde
Train from Rastatt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- 7821/9960770
- [email protected]
- Website
- SWEG Südwestdeutsche
Bus from Airpark Terminal to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- SWEG Südwestdeutsche
Bus from Airpark Terminal to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- SWEG Südwestdeutsche
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 7221 2770
- Website
- Stadtwerke Baden-Baden
Bus from Airpark Terminal to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Stadtwerke Baden-Baden
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden-FKB to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
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