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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane FRA - BLL
    3. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    6h 19m
    kr 1,150–2,718

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Kiel central bus stationbus bus 198
    2. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus bus 353
    16h 40m
    kr 688–1,015

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain train 4
    3. Take the train from Padborg St. to Fredericia St.train train Ic / ...
    4. Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain train Re / ...
    10h 51m
    kr 1,098–2,052

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Odensenighttrain night train 304
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    14h 52m
    kr 732–1,291

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane plane STR - AAR
    8h 1m
    kr 1,202–3,894

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aarhus Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane plane FRA - AAR
    7h 46m
    kr 1,681–3,189

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane STR - CPH
    3. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain train
    8h 35m
    kr 935–2,517

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane FRA - CPH
    3. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain train
    8h 24m
    kr 1,164–2,612

  9. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odensetrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    11h 24m
    kr 1,086–1,965

  10. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aarhuscar car
    11h 37m
    kr 1,239–1,654

  11. Drive  948.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Aarhuscar car 948.6 km
    8h 3m
    kr 1,519–2,194

Karlsruhe to Aarhus by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration10h 51mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,098Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 878.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 19m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Aarhus, Denmark?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Aarhus H via Frankfurt, Padborg st, Padborg St., and Fredericia St. in around 10h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Kiel central bus station in around 16h 40m.

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