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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Aarhusby car train, car, bus, night train, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Aarhus by car train, car, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Car train, drive

    best
    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Aarhuscar car
    10h 34m
    kr 1,235–1,649

  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 35m
    kr 626–957

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Odensetrain train 304
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    14h 35m
    kr 658–1,515

  4. Drive  948.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Aarhuscar car 948.6 km
    8h 4m
    kr 1,309–1,890

  5. 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 / ...
    11h 8m
    kr 1,203–2,408

  6. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train train Ece / ...
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    11h 33m
    kr 1,197–2,389

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane FRA - BLL
    4. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    6h 27m
    kr 1,169–3,041

  8. 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 45m
    kr 1,191–4,222

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Aarhus Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane plane FRA - AAR
    9h 1m
    kr 1,650–3,112

  10. 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
    9h 6m
    kr 974–3,145

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane FRA - CPH
    4. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain train
    8h 53m
    kr 1,133–3,235

  12. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.train train
    4. Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    9h 48m
    kr 973–2,599

Karlsruhe to Aarhus by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration16h 35mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 626Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 980.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 34m

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

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Kiel central bus station in around 16h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Aarhus H via Frankfurt, Padborg st, Padborg St., and Fredericia St. in around 11h 8m.

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