There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Pilsen by bus, train (TGV), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Plzeňbus N168 / ...
6h 35mKč 950–1,700Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
7h 48mKč 3,233–15,854Drive 429 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Pilsencar 429 km
3h 36mKč 1,598–2,309Train via Regensburg
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Regensburg Hbftrain 61
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
8h 29mKč 3,008–13,129Train, bus
- Take the train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 3m
Karlsruhe to Pilsen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Pilsen is to bus which costs 950 Kč - 1 700 Kč and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Pilsen is to drive which takes 3h 36m and costs 1 600 Kč - 2 400 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Plzeň. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Hauptbahnhof and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 48m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Pilsen is 471 km. The road distance is 429 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Pilsen without a car is to bus which takes 6h 35m and costs 950 Kč - 1 700 Kč.
The bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Plzeň takes 6h 35m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Karlsruhe to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Pilsen is to bus which takes 6h 35m and costs 950 Kč - 1 700 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3 200 Kč - 16 000 Kč and takes 7h 48m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Pilsen, Czechia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Plzeň twice daily. Tickets cost Kč 950–1,700 and the journey takes 6h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, and Muenchen Hbf in around 7h 48m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–650
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- Kč 340–410
- 1st Class Ticket
- Kč 450–650
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–550
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- Kč 290–350
- 1st Class Ticket
- Kč 390–550
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 330–470
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–410
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 390–650
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 350–500
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 300–440
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–10,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plzeň station.
Karlsruhe to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Pilsen is 429 km. It takes approximately 3h 36m to drive from Karlsruhe to Pilsen.
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