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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Cognacby train (TGV), car, train, plane, or bus

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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Cognac by train (TGV), car, train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Angoulemetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train Ter
    8h 31m
    €183–324

  2. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane SXB - BOD
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain train
    4. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train
    7h 28m
    €99–359

  3. Drive  907.8 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Cognaccar car 907.8 km
    9h 15m
    €143–207

  4. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angoulemetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train Ter
    8h 45m
    €178–308

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorraine TGVtrain train 84
    3. Take the train from Lorraine TGV to Angoulêmetrain train 84
    4. Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambettabus bus 160
    9h 45m
    €171–302

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane BSL - BOD
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain train
    4. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train
    9h 34m
    €105–327

  7. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane SXB - NTE
    3. Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain train
    9h 2m
    €111–377

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane FRA - NTE
    4. Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain train
    10h 16m
    €159–392

  9. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane plane SXB - TLS
    3. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    4. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain train
    5. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train
    10h 1m
    €128–425

  10. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane ZRH - BOD
    4. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain train
    5. Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain train
    10h 55m
    €167–425

Karlsruhe to Cognac by train

Calendar15Weekly Trains
Duration8h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,048.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 31m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Cognac, France?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Cognac via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Angouleme in around 8h 31m.

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