There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Melk by train, bus, night train, car, train (TGV), or plane
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Amstetten Noetrain 969 / ...
8h 7m€129–244Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Wilferdingen-Singen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to St.Poelten Hbfnighttrain En
12h 38m€44–84Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Linz Industriezeilebus 091
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Sankt Pöltenbus FlixBus 1921
11h 15m€62–97Drive 597.3 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Melkcar 597.3 km
5h 25m€101–145Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain 963 / ...
8h 37m€130–253Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STR - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
6h 43m€94–307Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain
6h 20m€173–445Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
6h 26m€102–223Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linz Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane FRA - LNZ
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain
7h 3m€127–249
Karlsruhe to Melk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Melk is to train and night train which costs €40 - €85 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Melk is to drive which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Melk. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof via Linz Industriezeile and St. Pölten Mariazeller Str./P+R Süd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Melk. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Melk via Pasing, Muenchen Ost and Amstetten Noe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Melk is 687 km. The road distance is 597.3 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Melk without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 7m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Karlsruhe to Melk, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Melk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Melk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Melk is to train via Munich which takes 8h 7m and costs €120 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Melk, Lower Austria?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Melk via Pasing, Ostbahnhof, Muenchen Ost, and Amstetten Noe in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Melk via Linz Industriezeile, St. Pölten Mariazeller Str./P+R Süd, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, and St.Poelten Hbf in around 11h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €12–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €16–23
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–35
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €17–26
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- *
- €30–45
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €17–26
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- *
- €14–22
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
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 Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Sankt Pölten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Melk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Karlsruhe to Melk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Pasing station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Melk is 597 km. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Karlsruhe to Melk.
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