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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Trapaniby train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Trapani by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FRA - PMO
    3. Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus bus
    7h 14m
    €111–278

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane FMM - PMO
    5. Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus bus
    8h 48m
    €80–469

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Casertatrain train Fr
    5. Take the bus from Caserta pzza Garibaldi to Trapani - via Ammiraglio Staitibus bus
    25h 37m
    €196–586

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Port of Genoacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Palermo to Trapanicar car
    27h 34m
    €242–356

  5. Train to Basel, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane BSL - PMO
    3. Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus bus
    7h 56m
    €81–420

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane ZRH - PMO
    4. Take the bus from Palermo Airport to Trapani - Via Marsalabus bus
    9h 6m
    €137–443

  7. Train, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain train Ec
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry car ferry
    5. Take the bus from Palermo Via Bertolino to Via Marsala, Trapanibus bus
    33h 5m
    €212–601

  8. Bus via Milan

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus N77
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapanibus bus
    34h 2m
    €204–303

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Bus Palermo to Via Marsala, Trapanibus bus
    35h 11m
    €278–378

Karlsruhe to Trapani by train and bus

Calendar9Weekly Services
Duration25h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€196Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,583.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 14m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Trapani, Italy?

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.

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