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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Kaunasby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Kaunas by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport

    best
    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 Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane FRA - VNO
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    7h 55m
    $127–402

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Kaunas

    cheapest
    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 Kaunas (KUN)plane plane FRA - KUN
    8h 26m
    $105–451

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 57m
    $220–425

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Pasewalk Bahnhoftrain train 15
    3. Take the train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain train Re4
    4. Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain train 36 / ...
    22h 44m
    $269–570

  5. Drive  1,555.5 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Kaunascar car 1,555.5 km
    13h 57m
    $268–387

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane STR - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    9h 44m
    $136–403

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane STR - KUN
    11h 35m
    $149–542

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vilnius 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 Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane ZRH - VNO
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    10h 32m
    $175–447

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus bus
    27h
    $140–250

Karlsruhe to Kaunas by train, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration19h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$220Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,479.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 55m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Kaunas, Lithuania?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kaunas via Frankfurt, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, and Mockava in around 22h 44m. Alternatively, Ecolines operates a bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunas 4 times a week. Tickets cost $140–250 and the journey takes 27h.

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