There are 7 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand by train, plane, car train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane STR - KRS
8h 13mkr 3,095–5,636Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane ZRH - KRS
10h 10mkr 1,814–6,751Car train, drive, car ferry
- Take the car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
16h 27mkr 2,928–4,046Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Flensburgtrain 4
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
18h 54mkr 2,716–8,870Drive 1,966.4 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Kristiansandcar 1,966.4 km
19h 6mkr 3,994–5,770Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane FRA - KRS
7h 44mkr 2,364–6,601Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg to Malmo Ctrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
24h 39mkr 3,656–10,700
Karlsruhe to Kristiansand by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand is to train and fly which costs kr 1800 - kr 7000 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs kr 2300 - kr 7000.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Frankfurt, Padborg, Malmö Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Kristiansand is 1175 km. The road distance is 1966.4 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 18h 54m and costs kr 2700 - kr 9000.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Karlsruhe to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Kristiansand is 1966 km. It takes approximately 19h 6m to drive from Karlsruhe to Kristiansand.
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kristiansand stasjon via Frankfurt, Padborg st, Padborg, Malmo C, Malmö Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 24h 39m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 150–190
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 200–290
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–210
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100–140
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–480
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Padborg to Malmo C
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–750
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–480
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 392–1,101
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,101
- No Car
- kr 392
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 392–1,101
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,101
- No Car
- kr 392
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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