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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Košiceby train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Košice by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Košice International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane STR - KSC
    6h 54m
    €121–379

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain train Ic
    19h 17m
    €66–96

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    6. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain train 525 / ...
    14h 10m
    €120–314

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košicebus bus
    19h 32m

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Košice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane FRA - KSC
    6h 14m
    €131–351

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Košice International 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 Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane ZRH - KSC
    7h 11m
    €154–443

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane STR - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    8h 14m
    €91–254

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    8h 9m
    €131–286

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.train train
    2. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Košicebus bus
    21h 51m

  10. Drive  1,142.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Košicecar car 1,142.7 km
    11h 24m
    €213–307

Karlsruhe to Košice by train

Calendar224Weekly Trains
Duration14h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 980.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 54m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Košice, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Kosice via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 14h 10m. Alternatively, Interbus sk operates a bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košice twice daily, and the journey takes 19h 32m.

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