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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Portofinoby bus, car, train, plane, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Portofino by bus, car, train, plane, or ferry

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Genoabus bus FlixBus N177
    11h 6m
    €123–178

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train, line 1 ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    9h 21m
    €88–413

  3. Drive 696.8 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Portofinocar car 696.8 km
    7h 1m
    €109–158

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, line 1 ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane plane STR - GOA
    3. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    8h 50m
    €121–301

  5. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train, line 1 ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane SXB - NCE
    3. Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain train
    4. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain train
    5. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    9h 19m
    €99–374

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, line 1 ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane FRA - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    5. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    9h 44m
    €111–340

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pisa International Airport, train, line 1 ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane FRA - PSA
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    9h 11m
    €154–501

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, line 1 ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane STR - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    5. Take the ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofinoferry ferry
    9h 59m
    €115–306

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration4h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€99Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 740.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 6m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Portofino, Italy?

FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Genoa once daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 10h 30m.

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