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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Linköpingby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Linköping by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane STR - LPI
    7h 51m
    kr 1,071–5,201

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linköping City Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane FRA - LPI
    6h 54m
    kr 1,016–4,437

  3. Train via Göttingen

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    15h 40m
    kr 2,304–5,123

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköpingbus bus N602
    22h 50m
    kr 1,371–2,119

  5. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin-Lichtenbergnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the nighttrain from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Linkoping Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    22h 46m

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane STR - ARN
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    8h 15m
    kr 1,702–4,712

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane FRA - ARN
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    7h 43m
    kr 1,947–4,048

  8. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Linköping City Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane LUX - LPI
    10h 13m
    kr 1,366–5,136

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain train 344
    17h 50m
    kr 2,663–4,753

  10. Drive  1,517.2 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Linköpingcar car 1,517.2 km
    14h 5m
    kr 2,811–4,060

  11. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Linköpingcar car
    16h 35m
    kr 2,793–3,862

Karlsruhe to Linköping by train

Calendar19Weekly Trains
Duration15h 40mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,304Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,259.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Linkoping Centralstation via Göttingen and Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Linköping via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 50m.

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