There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 21mkr 1,207–2,880Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Odense St.train Rj
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
14h 2mkr 604–1,313Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to Aarhus Htrain Re
10h 57mkr 1,152–2,516Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Kiel central bus stationbus 198
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus 353
16h 40mkr 667–1,001Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane STR - AAR
8h 1mkr 1,246–4,235Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane FRA - AAR
7h 46mkr 1,788–2,951Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane STR - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 38mkr 979–3,158Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 28mkr 1,171–2,974Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aarhuscar
11h 37mkr 1,199–1,554Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Odensetrain 304
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
13h 14mkr 1,306–2,893Drive 948.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Aarhuscar 948.6 km
8h 4mkr 1,314–1,898
Karlsruhe to Aarhus by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus is to bus which costs 650 kr - 1000 kr and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs 1200 kr - 2900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Kiel central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Aarhus H via Frankfurt and Padborg St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Aarhus is 878 km. The road distance is 948.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus without a car is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs 1100 kr - 2600 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Aarhus bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Aarhus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs 1100 kr - 2600 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 kr - 1000 kr and takes 16h 40m.
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, and Padborg St. in around 10h 57m. 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.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 330–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aarhus Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 330–2,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 128
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 196
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–900
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 750–900
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 500–650
- Seating Carriage
- kr 310–370
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–200
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 100–130
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 130–200
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–200
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 100–130
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 130–200
- 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
- kr 100–150
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- 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
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–900
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 280–750
- Website
- Snälltåget
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 Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 490–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–270
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Aarhus bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kiel central bus station.
Karlsruhe to Aarhus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Aarhus is 949 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Karlsruhe to Aarhus.
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