There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Spain by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane FKB - PMI
5h 29m€46–195Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
11h 51m€180–302Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1135 / ...
17h 25m€90–170Drive 1,171.3 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Barcelonacar 1,171.3 km
11h 22m€191–276Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane STR - PMI
5h 44m€67–271Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STR - BCN
6h 7m€68–270Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SXB - BCN
5h 31m€51–298Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane STR - VLC
6h 8m€106–291Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane FKB - VLC
5h 52m€71–234Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ZRH - VLC
7h 53m€128–382Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 49m€123–229
Karlsruhe to Spain by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Spain is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €45 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Spain. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Spain is 1159 km. The road distance is 1171.3 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Spain without a car is to train which takes 11h 51m and costs €180 - €310.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Karlsruhe to Spain, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Spain train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €45 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €310 and takes 11h 51m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 17h 25m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Spain?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 11h 51m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Valencia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Valencia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–240
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Karlsruhe to Spain train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Spain is 1171 km. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Karlsruhe to Spain.
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