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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

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    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 23m
    ₺5,591–20,312

  2. Train, bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Augsburg Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaraybus bus
    5. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train Yht
    35h 32m
    ₺9,648–15,884

  3. Drive  2,610.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Ankaracar car 2,610.9 km
    23h 39m
    ₺21,395–30,904

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane FRA - ESB
    7h 23m
    ₺6,020–22,899

  5. 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
    ₺7,053–24,219

  6. 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 36m
    ₺10,106–27,613

  7. 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 23m
    ₺7,217–20,623

  8. 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
    ₺6,635–10,350

  9. 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
    ₺7,136–10,388

  10. Bus via Plovdiv

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Samandira Tesis to Ankarabus bus
    46h 15m
    ₺7,735–11,439

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train 60
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Pazardzhik stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Pazardjik to Istanbul(Halkali)train train Ic
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train Yht
    47h 17m
    ₺11,241–19,513

  12. Car train, train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Augsburg Hbftrain train 11
    3. Drive from Augsburg Hbf to Ankaracar car
    27h 56m
    ₺27,533–42,429

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

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration3h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,520Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,231.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 23m

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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