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How to get fromKarlsruhe to St. Gallenby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to St. Gallen by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    2. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train Re / ...
    3h 56m
    CHF 62–106

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N07 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    5h 43m
    CHF 26–42

  3. Drive 258.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to St. Gallencar car 258.7 km
    2h 48m
    CHF 42–61

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    4h 3m
    CHF 119–395

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    3h 53m
    CHF 104–366

Karlsruhe to St. Gallen by train

Calendar86Weekly Trains
Duration3h 56mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 281.9 km
  • Duration: 3h 56m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch) via Konstanz in around 3h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to St. Gallen via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 5h 43m.

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