There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linköping City Airport
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane FRA - LPI
7h 14mkr 1,066–5,218Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Ctrain Ic / ...
15h 23mkr 1,542–7,219Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköpingbus N602
22h 50mkr 1,190–1,973Drive 1,517.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Linköpingcar 1,517.2 km
14h 5mkr 2,726–3,937Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane STR - LPI
8h 6mkr 1,106–5,265Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane STR - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
8h 16mkr 1,776–4,525Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane FRA - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
7h 48mkr 1,836–4,378Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane LUX - LPI
10h 51mkr 1,426–5,549Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 20N
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain 344
19h 3mkr 2,802–8,195Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Linköpingcar
16h 35mkr 2,797–3,767
Karlsruhe to Linköping by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping is to bus which costs 1100 kr - 2000 kr and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs 1000 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Linköping via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Linkoping C via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 23m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Linköping is 1168 km. The road distance is 1517.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping without a car is to train which takes 15h 23m and costs 1500 kr - 7500 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping is to train which takes 15h 23m and costs 1500 kr - 7500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1100 kr - 2000 kr and takes 22h 50m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Linkoping C via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Linköping via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,500
Flights from Luxembourg to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,300
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 750–900
- Seating Carriage
- kr 440–550
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping C
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–380
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–380
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 160–300
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 160–200
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 210–300
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 160–300
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 160–200
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 210–300
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–220
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–220
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 310–490
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 310–490
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,300
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,300
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Karlsruhe to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Linköping is 1517 km. It takes approximately 14h 5m to drive from Karlsruhe to Linköping.
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