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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Veniceby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Venice by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

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    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane STR - VCE
    4h 58m
    €81–338

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    13h 43m
    €58–205

  3. Train

    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 Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    11h 6m
    €101–421

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus bus
    11h 43m
    €91–100

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    4h 58m
    €111–271

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane plane FRA - VRN
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    6h 25m
    €152–352

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane ZRH - VCE
    7h 5m
    €142–514

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Venezia, Tronchettobus bus N277
    12h 10m
    €70–110

  9. Drive  686.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Venicecar car 686.6 km
    7h 52m
    €129–187

Karlsruhe to Venice by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration11h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€101Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 537.6 km
  • Duration: 4h 58m

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

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Venezia S. Lucia via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Venezia, Tronchetto 5 times a week. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 10m.

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