There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Tübingen by bus, train (TGV), rideshare, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Tübingen central stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
1h 35m€9–16Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Karlsruhe to Tübingen93.6 km
1h 26m€4–7Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhoftrain Mex12 / ...
1h 58m€27–91Bus via Flughafen/Messe
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Flughafen/Messe to Tübingen Stadtgrabenbus X82 / ...
3h 15m€9–16Drive 93.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Tübingencar 93.6 km
1h 10m€14–20
Karlsruhe to Tübingen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Tübingen is to rideshare which costs €4 - €7 and takes 1h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Tübingen is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs €13 - €20.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Tübingen central station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Tübingen. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Tübingen is 108 km. The road distance is 93.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Tübingen without a car is to bus which takes 1h 35m and costs €9 - €16.
The bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Tübingen central station takes 1h 35m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Karlsruhe to Tübingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Tübingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Tübingen is to bus which takes 1h 35m and costs €9 - €16. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €26 - €95 and takes 1h 58m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Tübingen, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Tübingen central station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €9–16 and the journey takes 1h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Stuttgart Hbf and Hauptbahnhof in around 1h 58m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- 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
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Tübingen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Flughafen/Messe to Tübingen Stadtgraben
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Karlsruhe to Tübingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Tübingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tübingen central station.
Karlsruhe to Tübingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Tübingen is 94 km. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Karlsruhe to Tübingen.
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