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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Rostockby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train 33 / ...
    7h 25m
    €75–648

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus stationbus bus N1386 / ...
    13h 5m
    €61–101

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train 33 / ...
    10h 7m
    €77–277

  4. Drive 726 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Rostockcar car 726 km
    6h 55m
    €104–149

  5. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Rostockcar car
    9h 24m
    €123–154

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 48m
    €131–472

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane FRA - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 20m
    €137–453

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 15m
    €138–488

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane FRA - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 48m
    €139–459

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane FRA - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 49m
    €189–669

Karlsruhe to Rostock by train

Calendar104Weekly Trains
Duration7h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 859 km
  • Duration: 7h 25m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Rostock, Germany?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf in around 7h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rostock central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 13h 5m.

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