There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
7h 25m€75–672Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus stationbus 1361 / ...
12h 45m€72–133Night train, train
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
10h 7m€77–287Drive 726 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Rostockcar 726 km
6h 55m€104–150Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rostockcar
9h 24m€123–154Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 30m€136–482Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 20m€137–466Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 57m€148–488Train to Frankfurt, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 48m€144–462Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 49m€189–682
Karlsruhe to Rostock by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €130 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Rostock station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Rostock central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Rostock. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Rostock is 859 km. The road distance is 726 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock without a car is to train which takes 7h 25m and costs €70 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Rostock train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Rostock is to train which takes 7h 25m and costs €70 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 45m.
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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 12h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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 Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- 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
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- 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
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- 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
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Karlsruhe to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Karlsruhe to Rostock train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Rostock is 726 km. It takes approximately 6h 55m to drive from Karlsruhe to Rostock.
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