There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Sion by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Siontrain R91 / ...
5h 17mCHF 51–405Bus, train via Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Baselbus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Siontrain R91 / ...
7h 30mCHF 49–299Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Lausannebus FlixBus N122 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Siontrain Ir95 / ...
7h 25mCHF 65–161Drive 439.3 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Sioncar 439.3 km
4h 6mCHF 72–104Train, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Siontrain
6h 55mCHF 183–505
Karlsruhe to Sion by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Sion is to bus and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 170 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Sion is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Sion. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Sion via Basel SBB and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Sion is 433 km. The road distance is 439.3 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Sion without a car is to train which takes 5h 17m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Karlsruhe to Sion, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Sion train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Karlsruhe to Sion train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Sion is 439 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Karlsruhe to Sion.
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Sion, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Sion via Basel SBB and Visp in around 5h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- CHF 40–60
- 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
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–31
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 28–31
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–31
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 28–31
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–22
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–22
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 Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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