There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Paris by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Strasbourg
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
2h 53m€90–404Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 091 / ...
7h 15m€45–90Drive 531.5 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Pariscar 531.5 km
5h 10m€83–120Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
5h 9m€101–324Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
3h 32m€90–214Train via Paris Gare De Lyon
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
3h 47m€90–214Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BSL - CDG
6h 10m€137–457Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NUE - CDG
7h 48m€176–533Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ZRH - CDG
7h 30m€157–534
Karlsruhe to Paris by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Paris is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Paris is to train via Strasbourg which takes 2h 53m and costs €90 - €410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Paris. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Paris Est via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 53m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Paris is 520 km. The road distance is 531.5 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Paris without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 2h 53m and costs €90 - €410.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Karlsruhe to Paris, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Paris train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Paris is to train via Strasbourg which takes 2h 53m and costs €90 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €90 and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Paris, France?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris Est via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Strasbourg in around 2h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) 5 times a day. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 7h 15m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Karlsruhe to Paris train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Paris is 532 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Karlsruhe to Paris.
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