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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 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
    $147–439

  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
    8h 21m
    $129–547

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof 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 / ...
    23h 1m
    $330–1,332

  4. Bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus 321 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    25h 55m
    $157–263

  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 39m
    $140–401

  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 25m
    $172–439

  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 31m
    $192–617

  9. Bus

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

Karlsruhe to Kaunas by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration23h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$330Cheapest 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 Hauptbahnhof to Kaunas via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, and Mockava in around 23h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 25h 55m.

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