There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Olten by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Oltentrain Ice
2h 24mCHF 70–110Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33 / ...
4h 2mCHF 21–43Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain S3 / ...
2h 59mCHF 23–102Drive 232.9 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Oltencar 232.9 km
2h 16mCHF 45–65Train via Basel
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain S3 / ...
2h 35mCHF 24–190
Karlsruhe to Olten by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Olten is to bus which costs SFr 20 - SFr 45 and takes 4h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Olten is to drive which takes 2h 16m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Olten. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Basel SBB via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 2m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Olten. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 2h 24m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Olten is 231 km. The road distance is 232.9 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Olten without a car is to train which takes 2h 24m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
The train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Olten takes 2h 24m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Karlsruhe to Olten bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Olten train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Olten is to train which takes 2h 24m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 20 - SFr 45 and takes 4h 2m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Olten, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Olten 6 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 70–110 and the journey takes 2h 24m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Basel SBB 5 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 16–25 and the journey takes 3h 15m.
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 75–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 19–23
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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 Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Olten bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Karlsruhe to Olten train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Olten station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Olten is 233 km. It takes approximately 2h 16m to drive from Karlsruhe to Olten.
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