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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Kaunas by train, plane, bus, or car

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane FRA - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    7h 50m
    $135–356

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kaunas

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane FRA - KUN
    9h 36m
    $108–405

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain train
    19h 53m
    $235–465

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 61
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    25h 20m
    $188–316

  5. Drive  1,555.5 km

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

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane CGN - KUN
    7h 25m
    $156–521

  7. 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
    $175–442

  8. 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
    12h 13m
    $138–512

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane FRA - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kaunastrain train
    12h 52m
    $141–340

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus bus
    27h
    $140–260

Karlsruhe to Kaunas by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration19h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$235Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,479.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 50m

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

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Kaunas via Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 19h 53m. Alternatively, Ecolines operates a bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunas 4 times a week. Tickets cost $140–260 and the journey takes 27h.

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