There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STR - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus
7h 13m€95–335Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Trapani Airport
cheapest- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane FKB - TPS
6h 41m€90–241Train, bus via Caserta
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Casertatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Caserta pzza Garibaldi to Trapani - via Ammiraglio Staitibus
25h 37m€193–446Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapanibus
27h 33m€248–459Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Trapanicar
28h 49m€222–328Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRA - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus
7h 19m€106–294Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZRH - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus
9h 6m€134–343Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Palermo Airport, bus
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FKB - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus
7h 6m€122–285Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N77
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapanibus
34h 2m€189–289Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapanibus
35h 11m€278–378
Karlsruhe to Trapani by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani is to fly and bus which costs €120 - €290 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Trapani. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Via Marsala, Trapani via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Terminal Bus Palermo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 2m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Trapani is 1390 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani without a car is to train and bus via Caserta which takes 25h 37m and costs €190 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €180 - €290 and takes 34h 2m.
Karlsruhe to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Trapani, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Trapani Airport (TPS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Via Marsala, Trapani via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Terminal Bus Palermo in around 34h 2m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- 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
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +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
- +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
- €15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- 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)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- 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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- [email protected]
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta pzza Garibaldi to Trapani - via Ammiraglio Staiti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €260–370
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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