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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Dessauby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S8
    5h 54m
    €94–227

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N13
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    8h 49m
    €58–121

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Leipzig Messenighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    7h 34m
    €113–211

  4. Drive  532.8 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Dessaucar car 532.8 km
    5h 6m
    €79–114

  5. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    6h 10m
    €93–242

  6. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    2. Drive from Frankfurt to Dessaucar car
    6h 43m
    €147–192

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane FRA - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    4h 43m
    €130–274

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 3m
    €121–430

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane FRA - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    5h 53m
    €127–364

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    6h 15m
    €175–488

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane FRA - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    7h 3m
    €154–314

Karlsruhe to Dessau by train

Calendar36Weekly Trains
Duration5h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 539.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 54m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Dessau, Germany?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dessau Hbf via Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 5h 54m.

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