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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane STR - ESB
    7h 27m
    ₺8,521–20,115

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane FRA - ESB
    7h 28m
    ₺5,614–24,078

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain train 60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus bus
    4. Take the train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst / ...
    37h 6m
    ₺10,868–15,129

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain train 60 / ...
    2. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 963 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst
    43h 16m
    ₺21,393–40,269

  5. Drive  2,610.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Ankaracar car 2,610.9 km
    23h 39m
    ₺21,166–30,573

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane CGN - ESB
    8h 32m
    ₺7,643–25,023

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane MUC - ESB
    9h 26m
    ₺10,249–27,306

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane DUS - ESB
    9h 18m
    ₺7,831–27,377

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N91 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    40h 50m
    ₺6,499–10,237

  10. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst
    43h 41m
    ₺7,087–10,323

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Svilenbus bus
    2. Take the train from Sliven to Vladimir Pavlovtrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the bus from Burgas West to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    2d 1h
    ₺7,894–12,063

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration4h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,733Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,231.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Ankara via Munich and Istanbul Otogari in around 40h 50m.

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