There are 6 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Bern by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berntrain Ice
2h 55mCHF 100–310Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bernbus FlixBus N122 / ...
4h 20mCHF 23–45Drive 286.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Berncar 286.2 km
2h 38mCHF 47–68Train, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
4h 39mCHF 151–452Train via Basel
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
3h 13mCHF 50–247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
5h 26mCHF 49–143
Karlsruhe to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 23 - SFr 45 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bern is to drive which takes 2h 38m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Bern. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Bern. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 2h 55m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Bern is 293 km. The road distance is 286.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Bern without a car is to train which takes 2h 55m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 310.
The train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bern takes 2h 55m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Karlsruhe to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Bern is to train which takes 2h 55m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 23 - SFr 45 and takes 4h 20m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bern 6 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 100–310 and the journey takes 2h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bern twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 23–40 and the journey takes 4h 20m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Karlsruhe to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Bern is 286 km. It takes approximately 2h 38m to drive from Karlsruhe to Bern.
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