There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane FRA - KLR
8h 25mkr 2,351–6,553Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hässleholm Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
18h 55mkr 1,456–3,847Train via Padborg
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
16h 7mkr 2,289–5,578Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 198
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ljungbybus
- Take the bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö stationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus
24h 52mDrive 1,390.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Kalmarcar 1,390.2 km
12h 53mkr 2,592–3,743Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane STR - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
9h 23mkr 1,733–5,283Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
9h 13mkr 2,001–5,003Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
18h 3mkr 2,530–5,593Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kalmarcar
16h 13mkr 2,594–3,563
Karlsruhe to Kalmar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar is to night train and train which costs 1400 kr - 3900 kr and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar is to train and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs 2300 kr - 7000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Ljungby busstation and Växjö station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Frankfurt, Padborg St. and Köpenhamn H. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 7m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Kalmar is 1035 km. The road distance is 1390.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar without a car is to train via Padborg which takes 16h 7m and costs 2200 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Kalmar is to train via Padborg which takes 16h 7m and costs 2200 kr - 6000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 52m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Kalmar, Sweden?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Frankfurt, Padborg st, Padborg St., København H, and Köpenhamn H in around 16h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Ljungby, Ljungby busstation, and Växjö station in around 24h 52m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Gothenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–6,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 250–360
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 288
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 340–490
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Padborg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,700
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hässleholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 370–650
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 150–190
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 200–290
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–220
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–420
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,300
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 800–950
- Seating Carriage
- kr 460–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ljungby
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–120
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Öresundståg
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Karlsruhe to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Kalmar is 1390 km. It takes approximately 12h 53m to drive from Karlsruhe to Kalmar.
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