There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane ZRH - AJA
9h 11m€284–643Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane SXB - AJA
4h€49–411Train, ferry
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
19h 37m€261–411Train, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris Gare de Lyontrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccioferry
20h 26m€283–478Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
22h 48m€116–178Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane FRA - AJA
7h 14m€132–374Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris Gare de Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane ORY - AJA
7h 29m€222–577Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane SXB - FSC
- Take the bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradalibus
7h 21m€152–427Train to Basel, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane BSL - AJA
6h€93–570Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
26h 4m€103–161Drive, ferry
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Port of Livornocar
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry
- Drive from Merria di Bastia to Ajacciocar
15h 10m€198–292
Karlsruhe to Ajaccio by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio is to bus and car ferry which costs €100 - €170 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio is to train and fly which takes 4h and costs €45 - €420.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Ajaccio is 913 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 37m and costs €260 - €420.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Ajaccio.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Ajaccio, France?
There is no direct connection from Karlsruhe to Ajaccio. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Aéroport, then take the bus to Saint Roch. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ajaccio via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Nice-Ville, Nice Riquier, Riquier, Port Lympia / Arson, and Port of Nice Lympia in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- La Meridionale
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